Iowa State Patrol: Department of Public Safety

Crash Information


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Date of Accident
12/11/2010
Time of Accident
07:00 PM
County
Worth - 98
Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)
Law Enforcement Case Number:
2010069949
Literal Description
SB I-35 0.14 MILES SOUTH OF MILEPOST 212
Legal Intervention?
No
Private Property?
No
X-Coordinate:
471690.4
Y-Coordinate
4805458.
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Driver's Name - Last
KYLE
First
JEFFERY
Middle
LYNN
Suffix
City
DES MOINES
State
IA - Iowa, US
Zip
503130000
Driver's Age
57
Citation Charge Code 1
Citation Charge 1
Gender
Male
State
IA - Iowa, US
Class
A - Veh w/26001 GVWR or more Towed unit is 10001 GVWR or more
Endorsements
N - Tank
Restrictions

None
Citation Charge Code 2
Citation Charge 2
Alcohol Test Given?
1 - None
Drug Test Given?
1 - None
Citation Charge Code 3
Citation Charge 3
Citation Charge Code 4
Citation Charge 4
Seating Position
01 - Front: Left Side / Motorcycle Driver
Injury Status
5 - Uninjured
Occupant Protection
2 - Shoulder and lap belt used
Airbag Deployment
6 - Not applicable
Airbag Switch Status
3 - No ON/OFF switch present
Ejection
1 - Not ejected
Ejection Path
Trapped
1 - Not trapped
Transported to:
UNINJURED
Transported by:
Insurance Co. Name
MCA THE RELIABLE SOURCE
Year
2005
Make
Volvo - VOLV
Model
SEMI
Style
TRACTOR TRAILER
Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace
100
Initial Travel Direction
3 - South
Vehicle Action
01 - Movement essentially straight
Speed Limit
70
Point of Initial Impact
07 - Left Side
Most Damaged Area
07 - Left Side
Extent of Damage
1 - None
Underride/Override
1 - None
Total Occupants
1
Traffic Controls
01 - No controls present
Vehicle Config.
09 - Tractor/semi-trailer
Cargo Body Type
02 - Van/enclosed box
Vehicle Defect
01 - None
Driver Condition
1 - Apparently normal
Vision Obscured
12 - Blowing snow
Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS First Event
01 - Ran off road, right
Second Event
21 - Vehicle in traffic
Third Event
Fourth Event
Most Harmful Event (by vehicle)
21 - Vehicle in traffic
Emergency Vehicle Type
1 - Not applicable
Emergency Status
3 - Not Applicable
Carrier Name
MCA THE RELIABLE SOURCE
City
LITTLE ROCK
State
AR - Arkansas, US
Zip
722122489
Number of Axles
5
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
80000
Placard #
Hazardous Materials Released?
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Driver's Name - Last
DE ALMEIDA
First
DANIEL
Middle
FERNANDO
Suffix
City
ESTERO
State
FL - Florida, US
Zip
339280000
Driver's Age
31
Citation Charge Code 1
Citation Charge 1
Gender
Male
State
FL - Florida, US
Class
Endorsements
None
Restrictions

None
Citation Charge Code 2
Citation Charge 2
Alcohol Test Given?
1 - None
Drug Test Given?
1 - None
Citation Charge Code 3
Citation Charge 3
Citation Charge Code 4
Citation Charge 4
Seating Position
01 - Front: Left Side / Motorcycle Driver
Injury Status
5 - Uninjured
Occupant Protection
2 - Shoulder and lap belt used
Airbag Deployment
5 - Not deployed
Airbag Switch Status
1 - Switch in ON position
Ejection
1 - Not ejected
Ejection Path
Trapped
1 - Not trapped
Transported to:
UNINJURED
Transported by:
Insurance Co. Name
Year
2001
Make
Volkswagon - VOLK
Model
PAS
Style
4D
Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace
5000
Initial Travel Direction
3 - South
Vehicle Action
01 - Movement essentially straight
Speed Limit
70
Point of Initial Impact
02 - Right Front
Most Damaged Area
02 - Right Front
Extent of Damage
2 - Minor damage
Underride/Override
1 - None
Total Occupants
3
Traffic Controls
01 - No controls present
Vehicle Config.
01 - Passenger car
Cargo Body Type
01 - Not applicable
Vehicle Defect
01 - None
Driver Condition
1 - Apparently normal
Vision Obscured
12 - Blowing snow
Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS First Event
01 - Ran off road, right
Second Event
21 - Vehicle in traffic
Third Event
Fourth Event
Most Harmful Event (by vehicle)
21 - Vehicle in traffic
Emergency Vehicle Type
1 - Not applicable
Emergency Status
3 - Not Applicable
Carrier Name
City
State
Zip
Number of Axles
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
Placard #
Hazardous Materials Released?
ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS
Major Contributing Circumstances:
WORKZONE RELATED? SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Location of First Harmful Event
2 - Shoulder
Weather Conditions (up to two)
10 - Blowing sand, soil, dirt, snow
Environment
2 - Weather condition
Location
First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only)
21 - Vehicle in traffic
Manner of Crash/Collision
6 - Sideswipe, same direction
Roadway
02 - Road surface condition
Type
Light Conditions
6 - Dark, unknown roadway lighting
Surface Conditions
3
Type of Roadway Junction/Feature
01 - No special feature
Workers Present?
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NARRATIVE

Veh #1 was SB on I-35 when the driver lost visual reference of the roadway due to blowing snow. The vehicle entered the west ditch and became stuck in the snow. Veh #2 was also SB on I-35 when the driver lost visual reference of the roadway due to blowing snow and followed veh #1 into the ditch. Veh #2 struck the left rear side of the semi trailer with the right side of the vehicle.
Officer
KNUTSON
Badge No.
315
Time Officer Notified of Accident
19:00
Time Officer Arrived At Scene
21:30
Name of Agency
P08
Date of Report
12/11/2010
Investigation made at scene?
Yes
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Any questions about this report may be directed to the following address:
Iowa State Patrol District 08 Office
4425 Washington Avenue
Mason City,IA 50401-7002
Phone: (641) 424-3625
Fax: (641) 423-8381