An Unnamed Person Injured in a Crash on October 13, 2017 in Muscatine County, Iowa

An unnamed person was injured in a crash on Friday, October 13th 2017 at 5:52 am in Muscatine County, Iowa. The person is 19 years old.

The police described the crash like this:

UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 38 JUST SOUTH OF 100TH/CEDAR MUSCATINE ROAD; A BICYCLIST WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND AT THE SAME LOCATION; UNIT 1 COLLIDED WITH THE BACK TIRE OF THE BICYCLE SENDING THE RIDER INTO THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD OF UNIT ONE; THE BICYCLIST SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES; THIS CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGTION BY THE IOWA STATE PATROL ;ASSISTED BY MUSCATINE COUNTY SHERIFF, WILTON FIRE/EMS; NAMES

The police said the crash happened here: US 6 JUST SOUTH OF 100TH/CEDAR MUSCATINE ROAD.

Injuries

The crash injured the unnamed person who was taken to Uihc by Wilton EMS.

Vehicle Damage

A person with his name withheld, age 36, from Muscatine, Iowa was driving a 2004 Pontiac Grand Am. It was towed by Devores.

How To Get the Police Report

Trooper Lancaster with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2017028680 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

The bicyclist may have an insurance claim. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance companies. In most cases, injured people can recover money for their medical bills, lost wages, and for their pain and suffering—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will increase the amount of money The bicyclist recovers for injuries. 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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