Iowa State Patrol: Department of Public Safety

Crash Information


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Date of Accident
4/15/2011
Time of Accident
11:11 PM
County
Polk - 77
Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)
Law Enforcement Case Number:
2011022905
Literal Description
NB/EB Interstate 0235 (Milepost 14)
Legal Intervention?
No
Private Property?
No
X-Coordinate:
452064.2
Y-Coordinate
4610967.
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Driver's Name - Last
DIBLASI
First
ALLISON
Middle
RAE
Suffix
City
AMES
State
IA - Iowa, US
Zip
500140000
Driver's Age
40
Citation Charge Code 1
321.288
Citation Charge 1
FAIL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL
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

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
9 - Unknown
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
2003
Make
Model
ALTIMA
Style
4DR
Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace
10000
Initial Travel Direction
1 - North
Vehicle Action
07 - Entering traffic lane (merging)
Speed Limit
65
Point of Initial Impact
02 - Right Front
Most Damaged Area
02 - Right Front
Extent of Damage
4 - Disabling damage
Underride/Override
1 - None
Total Occupants
2
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
39 - Sign post
Most Harmful Event (by vehicle)
39 - Sign post
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
DOT EXIT SIGN, 2 DOT REFLECTOR
Estimate of Damage
2500
Owner's Name - Last
First
Middle
Suffix
Owner Company Name
STATE OR IOWA
City
DES MOINES
State
IA - Iowa, US
Zip
ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS
Major Contributing Circumstances:
WORKZONE RELATED? SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Location of First Harmful Event
2 - Shoulder
Weather Conditions (up to two)
03 - Cloudy
Environment
2 - Weather condition
Location
First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only)
39 - Sign post
Manner of Crash/Collision
1 - Non-collision
Roadway
02 - Road surface condition
Type
Light Conditions
4 - Dark, roadway lighted
Surface Conditions
2
Type of Roadway Junction/Feature
18 - Off-ramp diverge area
Workers Present?
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NARRATIVE

ON APRIL 15 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:11 PM WHILE ON PATROL I CAME UPON ABOVE UNIT 1 IN THE EAST DITCH NORTH BOUND I235 TO I 35. A CHECK OF THE VEHICLE REVEALED HEAVY FRONT END AND REAR END DAMAGE INDICATIVE OF STRIKING A FIXED OBJECT SUCH AS A STREET POLE, OR ROAD SIGNAGE. NO ONE WAS IN OR AROUND THE VEHICLE AND A CHECK THROUGH STATE RADIO IDENTIFIED THE OWNER AS ALLISON DIBLASI OF AMES IOWA. A FURTHER CHECK OF THE AREA AROUND THE VEHICLE REVILED SKID MARKS LEADING TO THE RESTING PLACE OF UNIT ONE. TWO DOT LINIER POSTS AS WELL AS A DOT EXIT SIGN WERE IN THE PATH OF UNIT ONES SKID MARKS. AT THE EXIT SIGN WAS NUMEROUS PIECES OF UNIT ONE AS WELL AS A PIECE OF SILVER BUMPER MATCHING UNIT ONE WRAPPED AROUND ONE OF THE STEEL POSTS OF THE DOT EXIT SIGN. UNIT ONE WAS TOWED AND A HOLD PLACED ON IT PENDING A POSITIVE ID OF THE DRIVER. ON 4/16/11 STATE RADIO RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE OWNER OF UNIT ONE AND PASSED HER INFORMATION ON TO ME. I CONTACTED THE OWENER MRS DIBLASI AND ASKED HER IF SHE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT IN THE EAST MIX MASTER. SHE ADVISED ME THAT SHE AND HER MOTHER HAD BEEN ON THEIR WAY HOME TO AMES, IA WHEN SHE STARTED TO TAKE THE ON RAMP TO I80 EAST BOUND. WHEN SHE REALIZED HER MISTAKE SHE OVER CORRECTED AND RAN OFF THE ROAD FIRST STRIKING A DOT LINIER POST THEN THE DOT EXIT POST AND FINALLY ONE MORE DOT LINIER POST BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE DITCH. MRS DIBLASI TOLD ME SHE AND HER MOTHER WAITED AROUND FOR ABOUT AND HOUR MAKING NO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT 911 OR THE STATE PATROL INSTEAD MRS DIBLASI CALLED HER FATHER TO COME PICK HER AND HER MOTHER UP. MRS DIBLASI WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND WARNED ABOUT LEAVING THE SCENE OF A ACCIDENT.
Officer
CLYDE
Badge No.
254
Time Officer Notified of Accident
23:11
Time Officer Arrived At Scene
23:11
Name of Agency
P16
Date of Report
4/15/2011
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 16 Office
Lucas State Office Bldg
Des Moines,IA 50319-
Phone: (515) 281-3879
Fax: (515) 281-6478