Lucas D Degen of Fort Dodge, Iowa was killed in a crash on Monday, September 4th 2017 at 7:32 am in Audubon County, Iowa. Degen was 27 years old.
The police described the crash like this:
UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 71/LINCOLN ST JUST NORTH OF BRAYTON UNIT 1 FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE CURVE OF THE ROADWAY UNIT 1 WENT OFF THE ROAD LEFT INTO THE DITCH UNIT 1 LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED UNIT 1 CAME TO REST OVERTURNED IN THE DITCH AGAINST THE TREES SPEED AND ALCOHOL ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE FACTORS
The police said the crash happened here: HWY 71 JUST NORTH OF BRAYTON.
Injuries
The crash killed Degen. Degen was taken to Kessler Funeral Home by Kesslers.
Vehicle Damage
Lucas Degen, age 27, from Fort Dodge, Iowa was driving a 2001 Jeep Cherokee. It was towed by Olsens Towing.
How To Get the Police Report
Trooper Brinker with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2017025106 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
Degen'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 Degen's family recovers for this wrongful death. For more information watch How Insurance Companies Take Advantage of the Little Guy.
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