Friday, March 16, 2018

Madison Cook Killed in a Crash on March 15, 2018 in Clarke County, Iowa

Madison Makenna Cook of Osceola, Washington was killed in a crash on Thursday, March 15th 2018 at 8:10 am in Clarke County, Iowa. Cook was 15 years old.

The police described the crash like this:

VEHICLE THREE (THE 1989 CHEVROLET K1500 DRIVEN BY AUSTIN WEST) WAS TRAVELING WEST ON HWY 34 AND WAS STOPPED YEILDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE TURNING INTO RESIDENCE WHEN VEHICLE ONE (THE 2001 CHEVROLET LUMINA DRIVEN BY MADISON COOK) TRAVELING WEST STRUCK THE BACK OF VEHICLE THREE VEHICLE ONE WAS THEN STRUCK BROADSIDE BY VEHICLE TWO (THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL SEMI DRIVEN BY THADDAEUS FREY) DRIVERS OF VEHICLE TWO AND 3 WERE UNINJURED DRIVER OF VEH WAS DIED AT SCENE OFFICER NAME: BARTT CARNEY, ISP 337 . POST: 02

The police said the crash happened here: 1734 HWY 34.

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Injuries

The crash killed Cook. Cook was taken to Clarke County Hospit by ambulance.

Vehicle Damage

Madison Cook, age 15, from Osceola, Washington was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Lumina. It was towed by Wright Towing. Thaddaeus Frey, age 36, from Hooper, Nebraska was driving a 2011 International Semi. It was towed by Wright Towing. Austin West, age 21, from Osceola, Washington was driving a 1989 Chevrolet K 1500. It was towed by Wright Towing.

How To Get the Police Report

Bartt Carney Iowa State Patrol with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2018006722 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

Cook'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 Cook'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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