Iowa State Patrol: Department of Public Safety

Crash Information

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2/26/2011		 Time of Accident
12:16 AM 		County
Polk - 77		 Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)
Ankeny - 0187		 Law Enforcement Case Number:
2011013729
Literal Description
I35 SB MM 89.4 		Legal Intervention?
No		 Private Property?
No
X-Coordinate:
452060.1
Y-Coordinate
4614845.
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1 		Driver's Name - Last
WATSON		 First
MELISSA		 Middle
KATHLEEN		 Suffix
City
BELMOND		 State
IA - Iowa, US		 Zip
50421
Driver's Age
25		 Citation Charge Code 1
321J.2(2)(a)		 Citation Charge 1
OPER VEH WH INT (OWI) / 1ST OFF
Gender
Female		 State
IA - Iowa, US		 Class
C - Non-commercial vehicle or commercial Veh w/26000 GVWR or less & either 16 Pass Design or Hazmat		 Endorsements
None		 Restrictions

S - SR Required		 Citation Charge Code 2
 Citation Charge 2
Alcohol Test Given?
4 - Breath		 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
9 - Unknown		 Ejection
1 - Not ejected		 Ejection Path
 Trapped
1 - Not trapped
Transported to:
N/A		 Transported by:
N/A
Insurance Co. Name
Year
2001		 Make
Mitsubishi - MITS		 Model
GALANT		 Style
4D		 Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace
15000
Initial Travel Direction
3 - South		 Vehicle Action
01 - Movement essentially straight		 Speed Limit
65		 Point of Initial Impact
01 - Front		 Most Damaged Area
01 - Front		 Extent of Damage
5 - Severe, vehicle totaled		 Underride/Override
1 - None
Total Occupants
1		 Traffic Controls
01 - No controls present		 Vehicle Config.
01 - Passenger car		 Cargo Body Type
01 - Not applicable		 Vehicle Defect
01 - None		 Driver Condition
6 - Under the influence of alcohol/drugs/medications		 Vision Obscured
01 - Not obscured		 Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS First Event
21 - Vehicle in traffic		 Second Event
03 - Ran off road, left		 Third Event
 Fourth Event
35 - Guardrail		 Most Harmful Event (by vehicle)
35 - Guardrail
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?
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If Property other than vehicles damaged explain Object Damaged
GUARDWIRE		 Estimate of Damage
500
Owner's Name - Last
 First
 Middle
 Suffix
Owner Company Name
STATE OF IOWA D.O.T.
City
 State
 Zip
ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS
Major Contributing Circumstances:		 WORKZONE RELATED? SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Location of First Harmful Event
1 - On Roadway		 Weather Conditions (up to two)
03 - Cloudy		 Environment
1 - None apparent		 Location
 First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only)
21 - Vehicle in traffic
Manner of Crash/Collision
1 - Non-collision		 Roadway
02 - Road surface condition		 Type
Light Conditions
4 - Dark, roadway lighted		 Surface Conditions
4		 Type of Roadway Junction/Feature
01 - No special feature		 Workers Present?
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NARRATIVE

UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I35 NEAR THE 89 MILE MARKER. UNIT #1 LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GUARDWIRE, TAKING OUT APPROXIMATELY SIX POSTS. THE DRIVER OF UNIT #1 WAS FOUND TO BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. AFTER THE INITIAL COLLISION, THE DRIVER CONTINUED ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE SOUTH. APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE INITIAL COLLISION, UNIT #1 AGAIN IMPACTED THE GUARDWIRE TAKING OUT ANOTHER FOUR POSTS. AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. ANOTHER VEHICLE BEARING IA PLATE 545GCN, WAS TRAVELING IN THE AREA SOUTHBOUND AT THE TIME OF THIS COLLISION. THIS VEHICLE GOT A COIL SPRING FROM UNIT #1 CAUGHT UNDER ITS CARRIAGE. I WAS ABLE TO ASSIST IN REMOVING THE DEBRIS. UNKNOWN IF ANY DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AND NOT INVOLVED IN THE COLLISION.
Officer
MOSES 		Badge No.
167		 Time Officer Notified of Accident
00:16		 Time Officer Arrived At Scene
00:21
Name of Agency
P01		 Date of Report
2/26/2011		 Investigation made at scene?
Yes		 T.I. #


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Iowa State Patrol District 01 Office
260 NW 48th Place
Des Moines,IA 50313-2299
Phone: (515) 725-0010
Fax: (515) 725-0011