Friday, September 1, 2017

Tyler Rutherford Killed in a Crash on August 31, 2017 in Guthrie County, Iowa

Tyler Rutherford of Guthrie Center, Iowa was killed in a crash on Thursday, August 31st 2017 at 1:30 pm in Guthrie County, Iowa. Rutherford was 23 years old.

The police described the crash like this:

UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NB ON FRONTIER RD/N54, UNIT 1 DROPPED ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL, ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN THE EAST DITCH, DRIVER WAS EJECTED AND PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE ISP WAS ASSISTED BY GUTHRIE CO SHERIFF OFFICE, ADAIR FIRE &RESCUE OFFICER NAME: LT ROB BORELLI . POST: 04

The police said the crash happened here: FRONTIER RD (N54) JUST NORTH OF 280TH ST.

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Injuries

The crash killed Rutherford. Rutherford was taken to Med Exam/funeral Hm by Twigg Funeral Home.

Vehicle Damage

Tyler Rutherford, age 23, from Guthrie Center, Iowa was driving a 2005 Ford F 350 Super Duty. It was towed by Wetzels Repair.

How To Get the Police Report

Lt Rob Borelli with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2017024928 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

Rutherford'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 Rutherford'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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