Friday, September 8, 2017

Jessica Herker Killed in a Crash on September 7, 2017 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

Jessica Herker of Mason City, Iowa was killed in a crash on Thursday, September 7th 2017 at 1:00 pm in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Herker was years old.

The police described the crash like this:

ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM CERRO GORDO COUNTY INITIATED A PURSUIT OF A WHITE CHRYSLER 300; PURSUIT ENSUED SOUTHBOUND ON N JEFFERSON AVE; THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING A TREE; THE DRIVER JERRICK RINNELS AND THE PASSENGER JESSICA HERKER WERE BOTH KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT, WHICH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION; ASSISTING AGENCIES INCLUDE MASON CITY PD, MASON CITY FIRE/EMS, AND IOWA STATEPATROL

The police said the crash happened here: 3RD ST NW AND N JEFFERSON ST.

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Injuries

The crash killed Herker. Herker was taken to Mercy North by ambulance.

Vehicle Damage

Jerrick Rinnels, age , from Mason City, Iowa was driving a 2005 Chrysler 300. It was towed by Affordable Towing.

How To Get the Police Report

Trooper B Miller ISP with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2017025474 to this crash. The full report has much more detail and can include a diagram in the crash report. A copy of the police officer's report of a crash costs $4. You must pay by check or money order. Iowa state law only allows the police to provide reports to people involved in the accident, attorneys, insurance companies or insurance agents. To get a copy of the report you must send a written request with the date of the accident, time, location, and names and driver license numbers of the drivers involved. You must send the payment and the written request in the mail to: Iowa Department of Transportation; Office of Driver Services; P.O. Box 9204; Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9204. But you can call 877-925-1969 right now to request a free copy of the police report.

Insurance Claim

Herker's family may have an insurance claim. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance companies. In most cases, family members can recover money for the loss of a loved one—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will increase the amount of money Herker's family recovers for this wrongful death. For more information watch How Insurance Companies Take Advantage of the Little Guy.

Did the crash involve someone with no insurance? Was this a hit and run crash? Call 877-925-1969 to find out if you can still recover money.

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