Crash Information

L O C A T I O N	Date of Accident 3/16/2011	Time of Accident 05:59 PM	County Des Moines - 29	Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)	Law Enforcement Case Number: 2011017503
	Literal Description SB/WB US 0061 / US 61 measuring 379 Feet West from US 0061 / US 61 and ROCK SPRING RD				Legal Intervention? No	Private Property? No
					X-Coordinate: 651850.4
					Y-Coordinate 4510071.

U N I T 1	Driver's Name - Last GASAWAY			First MICHAEL			Middle SHANE		Suffix SR
	City FT MADISON			State IA - Iowa, US				Zip 52627
	Driver's Age 44					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? 4 - Breath			Drug Test Given?		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 1999		Make Ford - FORD		Model TAURUS		Style 4 DOOR		Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace 7000
	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 3 - Functional damage	Underride/Override 2 - Underride, compartment intrusion
	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 10 - Blinded by sun or headlights	Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
	SEQUENCE OF EVENTS			First Event 20 - Non-motorist (see non-motorist type)	Second Event	Third Event	Fourth Event	Most Harmful Event (by vehicle) 20 - Non-motorist (see non-motorist type)
	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 9 - Unknown	Weather Conditions (up to two) 02 - Partly cloudy	Environment 5 - Glare	Location	First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only) 20 - Non-motorist (see non-motorist type)
Manner of Crash/Collision 1 - Non-collision	Weather Conditions (up to two) 02 - Partly cloudy	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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GARRELS

First
DAVID

Middle
DUANE

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State

Zip Code

Age
58

Sex
Male

Unit No.

Seating Position
16 - Pedalcyclist

Injury Status
1 - Fatal

Occupant Protection

Airbag Deployment

Airbag Switch Status

Ejection

Ejection Path

Trapped

Transported to:
FUNERAL HOME

Transported by:
LUNNING CHAPEL

NON-MOTORIST

Type
2 - Pedalcyclist (bicycle, tricycle, unicycle, pedal car)

Location
8 - Other non-intersection (explain in narrative)

Action
2 - Walking, running, jogging, playing, cycling

Condition
1 - Apparently normal

Safety Equipment
4 - None

Contributing Circumstances
99 - Unknown

Unit No. of Vehicle Striking
01

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NARRATIVE

UNIT 01 WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 61. A BICYCLIST WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 61 IN FRONT OF UNIT 01. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BUMPER OF UNIT 01 STRUCK THE REAR TIRE OF THE BICYCLE. AFTER IMPACT THE BICYCLE AND CYCLIST WERE THROWN ONTO THE NORTH DITCH AND SHOULDER. THE DRIVER OF UNIT 01 PULLED ONTO THE NORTH SHOULDER AND STOPPED. AT THIS LOCATION HWY 61 CURVES AND IS TRAVELING EAST AND WEST. THE SOUTHBOUND VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING WEST, INTO THE SETTING SUN WHICH CAUSED A GLARE. AT THIS LOCATION HWY 61 IS A 4 LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY. THERE IS A CONCRETE PORTION OF THE SHOULDER WHICH EXTENDS PAST THE FOG LINE. THE BICYCLE WAS NEAR THE FOG LINE AT IMPACT. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THE BICYCLE WAS IN THE TRAVEL LANE OR ON THE CONCRETE PORTION OF THE SHOULDER WHEN IT WAS STRUCK.

Officer WESTER	Badge No. 105	Time Officer Notified of Accident 18:15	Time Officer Arrived At Scene 19:02
Name of Agency P13	Date of Report 3/16/2011	Investigation made at scene? Yes	T.I. #

Any questions about this report may be directed to the following address:
Iowa State Patrol District 13 Office
1300 S Grand Ave
Mt Pleasant,IA 52641-1862
Phone: (319) 385-8715
Fax: (319) 385-2743