Saturday, October 14, 2017

Unnamed Person Injured in a Crash on October 13, 2017 in O'Brien County, Iowa

An unnamed person was injured in a crash on Friday, October 13th 2017 at 8:55 am in O'Brien County, Iowa.
The police described the crash like this:
UNIT 1 WAS STOPPED IN THE OUTSIDE LANE OF HIGHWAY 20 EASTBOUND DUE TO TRAFFIC BACK UP FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT UNIT 2 WAS ENTERING HWY 20 FROM HWY 63 (227 MILE MARKER ENTRANCE) TRAVELING EASTBOUND AND WAS INATTENTIVE TO THE STOPPED TRAFFIC UNIT 2 STRUCK UNIT 1 IN A REAR-END COLLISION UNIT 1 PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AFTER THE COLLISION AND STOPPED UNIT 2 CAME TO REST ON THE INSIDE SHOULDER PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE INSIDE LANE; ASSISTING
The police said the crash happened here: HWY20 EB 277MM.
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Injuries
The crash injured the unnamed person. The person was taken to Covenant Hospital by Waterloo Fire Rescue.
Vehicle Damage
How To Get the Police Report
Trooper M Schmidt ISP with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2017028722 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 person 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 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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