Iowa State Patrol: Department of Public Safety

Crash Information

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3/8/2011		 Time of Accident
11:27 PM 		County
Polk - 77		 Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)
 Law Enforcement Case Number:
2011016081
Literal Description
NB I-35 EAST MIX OVER I-80 		Legal Intervention?
No		 Private Property?
No
X-Coordinate:
452068.4
Y-Coordinate
4611313.
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1 		Driver's Name - Last
CHEN		 First
WEI CHEN		 Middle
 Suffix
City
AMES		 State
IA - Iowa, US		 Zip
500100000
Driver's Age
34		 Citation Charge Code 1
 Citation Charge 1
Gender
Male		 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

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
3 - No ON/OFF switch present		 Ejection
1 - Not ejected		 Ejection Path
 Trapped
1 - Not trapped
Transported to:
 Transported by:
Insurance Co. Name
Year
2001		 Make
Mazda - MAZD		 Model
626		 Style
4D		 Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace
5500
Initial Travel Direction
1 - North		 Vehicle Action
01 - Movement essentially straight		 Speed Limit
65		 Point of Initial Impact
05 - Rear		 Most Damaged Area
01 - Front		 Extent of Damage
3 - Functional damage		 Underride/Override
1 - None
Total Occupants
01		 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
01 - Not obscured		 Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS First Event
06 - Evasive action (swerve, panic braking, etc.)		 Second Event
03 - Ran off road, left		 Third Event
 Fourth Event
 Most Harmful Event (by vehicle)
36 - Concrete barrier (median or right side)
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
1 - On Roadway		 Weather Conditions (up to two)
08 - Snow		 Environment
2 - Weather condition		 Location
 First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only)
13 - Other non-collision
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
02 - Bridge/overpass/underpass		 Workers Present?
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NARRATIVE

UNIT ONE WAS NORTHBOUND ON I-235/I-35 IN THE EAST MIX. UNIT ONE LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE CENTER CEMENT BARRIER. UNIT ONE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.
Officer
GRIGGS 		Badge No.
339		 Time Officer Notified of Accident
23:27		 Time Officer Arrived At Scene
23:48
Name of Agency
P01		 Date of Report
3/8/2011		 Investigation made at scene?
Yes		 T.I. #


Any questions about this report may be directed to the following address:
Iowa State Patrol District 01 Office
260 NW 48th Place
Des Moines,IA 50313-2299
Phone: (515) 725-0010
Fax: (515) 725-0011