Iowa State Patrol: Department of Public Safety

Crash Information

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3/4/2011		 Time of Accident
09:40 AM 		County
Adair - 01		 Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)
 Law Enforcement Case Number:
2011014975
Literal Description
I-80 EB 92.50 MILE MARKER 		Legal Intervention?
No		 Private Property?
No
X-Coordinate:
388405.9
Y-Coordinate
4594352.
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1 		Driver's Name - Last
EHLERS		 First
PATRICIA		 Middle
L		 Suffix
City
LEXINGTON		 State
NE - Nebraska, US		 Zip
68850
Driver's Age
69		 Citation Charge Code 1
321.288		 Citation Charge 1
FAIL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL
Gender
Female		 State
NE - Nebraska, US		 Class
 Endorsements
None		 Restrictions

B - Cor Lenses		 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
9 - Unknown		 Ejection
1 - Not ejected		 Ejection Path
 Trapped
1 - Not trapped
Transported to:
 Transported by:
Insurance Co. Name
Year
2005		 Make
Chrysler - CHRY		 Model
TOWN AND COUNTR		 Style
VAN		 Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace
5000
Initial Travel Direction
2 - East		 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
5 - Severe, vehicle totaled		 Underride/Override
1 - None
Total Occupants
2		 Traffic Controls
01 - No controls present		 Vehicle Config.
03 - Van or mini-van		 Cargo Body Type
01 - Not applicable		 Vehicle Defect
01 - None		 Driver Condition
5 - Asleep, fainted, fatigued, etc		 Vision Obscured
01 - Not obscured		 Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS First Event
03 - Ran off road, left		 Second Event
06 - Evasive action (swerve, panic braking, etc.)		 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
CABLE GAURDRAIL		 Estimate of Damage
1000
Owner's Name - Last
 First
 Middle
 Suffix
Owner Company Name
STATE OF IOWA
City
ADAIR		 State
IA - Iowa, US		 Zip
ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS
Major Contributing Circumstances:		 WORKZONE RELATED? SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Location of First Harmful Event
4 - Roadside		 Weather Conditions (up to two)
03 - Cloudy		 Environment
1 - None apparent		 Location
 First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only)
35 - Guardrail
Manner of Crash/Collision
1 - Non-collision		 Roadway
01 - None apparent		 Type
Light Conditions
1 - Daylight		 Surface Conditions
1		 Type of Roadway Junction/Feature
01 - No special feature		 Workers Present?
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NARRATIVE

UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 80. AT APPROXIMATELY THE 92.5 MILE MARKER THE DRIVER OF UNIT #1 FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING. UNIT #1 WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO THE MEDIAN, OVER CORRECTED, SLID ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A CONCRETE BARRIER. UNIT #1 THEN CONTINUED BACK ACROSS BOTH LANES, WENT DOWN INTO THE MEDIAN AND STRUCK A CABLE GUARDRAIL WERE IT CAME TO REST. NO ONE WAS INJURED.
Officer
DEVAULT 		Badge No.
360		 Time Officer Notified of Accident
09:47		 Time Officer Arrived At Scene
10:13
Name of Agency
P03		 Date of Report
3/4/2011		 Investigation made at scene?
Yes		 T.I. #


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Iowa State Patrol District 03 Office
2025 Hunt Ave
Council Bluffs,IA 51503-4254
Phone: (712) 328-8001
Fax: (712) 328-1504