Friday, May 18, 2018

Patrick Hazelwood Killed in a Crash on May 17, 2018 in Muscatine County, Iowa

Patrick Allen Hazelwood of Muscatine, Iowa was killed in a crash on Thursday, May 17th 2018 at 2:50 am in Muscatine County, Iowa. Hazelwood was 71 years old.
The police described the crash like this:
UNIT #1 IS SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 61 AT OAKVIEW DRIVE WHEN A PEDESTRIAN WALKS INTO THE ROADWAY PUSHING A SHOPPING CART THE PEDESTRIAN IS HIT BY THE POWER UNIT OF THE SEMI, KNOCKED INTO THE DITCH AND PRONOUNCED DECEASED THIS ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE IOWA STATE PATROL ASSISTED BY MUSCATINE COUNTY SHERIFF , MUSCATINE POLICE, MUSCATINE FIRE AND RESCUE, IOWA DOT MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
The police said the crash happened here: STATE HIGHWAY 61 AT OAKVIEW DRIVE MUSCATINE.
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Injuries

The crash killed Hazelwood. Hazelwood was taken to a funeral home by ambulance.

Vehicle Damage

Rodney White, age 44, from Fort Wayne, Indiana was driving a 2016 Freightliner semi tractor trailer truck. It was towed by H and H Towing.

How To Get the Police Report

Troopoe Luke Hank with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2018012752 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

Hazelwood'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 Hazelwood'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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