Iowa State Patrol: Department of Public Safety

Crash Information

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6/5/2011		 Time of Accident
05:25 AM 		County
Warren - 91		 Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)
 Law Enforcement Case Number:
2011032593
Literal Description
I35NB 65MM ENTRANCE RAMP 		Legal Intervention?
No		 Private Property?
No
X-Coordinate:
435051.3
Y-Coordinate
4592733.
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1 		Driver's Name - Last
VEERKAMP		 First
MICHAEL		 Middle
FRANCIS		 Suffix
City
MILACA		 State
MN - Minnesota, US		 Zip
56353
Driver's Age
49		 Citation Charge Code 1
 Citation Charge 1
Gender
Male		 State
MN - Minnesota, US		 Class
A - Veh w/26001 GVWR or more Towed unit is 10001 GVWR or more		 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
8 - Other (explain in narrative)		 Airbag Deployment
9 - Unknown		 Airbag Switch Status
9 - Unknown		 Ejection
1 - Not ejected		 Ejection Path
 Trapped
1 - Not trapped
Transported to:
 Transported by:
Insurance Co. Name
B & R CATTLE AND TRUCKING
Year
2007		 Make
 Model
TRACTOR		 Style
SEMI		 Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace
150000
Initial Travel Direction
1 - North		 Vehicle Action
88 - Other (explain in narrative)		 Speed Limit
70		 Point of Initial Impact
99 - Unknown		 Most Damaged Area
09 - Top		 Extent of Damage
5 - Severe, vehicle totaled		 Underride/Override
1 - None
Total Occupants
1		 Traffic Controls
01 - No controls present		 Vehicle Config.
09 - Tractor/semi-trailer		 Cargo Body Type
09 - Other truck cargo type (explain in narrative)		 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
13 - Other non-collision		 Second Event
 Third Event
 Fourth Event
 Most Harmful Event (by vehicle)
13 - Other non-collision
Emergency Vehicle Type
1 - Not applicable		 Emergency Status
3 - Not Applicable
Carrier Name
B & R CATTLE AND TRUCKING		 City
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS		 State
MN - Minnesota, US		 Zip
55076
Number of Axles
5		 Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
80000		 Placard #
 Hazardous Materials Released?
ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS
Major Contributing Circumstances:		 WORKZONE RELATED? SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Location of First Harmful Event
2 - Shoulder		 Weather Conditions (up to two)
01 - Clear		 Environment
1 - None apparent		 Location
 First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only)
13 - Other non-collision
Manner of Crash/Collision
1 - Non-collision		 Roadway
01 - None apparent		 Type
Light Conditions
3 - Dawn		 Surface Conditions
1		 Type of Roadway Junction/Feature
17 - On-ramp merge area		 Workers Present?
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NARRATIVE

ON 06/05/11 AT 0525 UNIT WAS PARKED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO I35 AT THE 65MM. THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 AWOKE TO A FIRE IN THE CAB. UNIT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FIRE OF THE CAB. UNIT 1 WAS HAULING A LOAD OF CATTLE THAT WAS UNHARMED. THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 WAS ALSO UNHARMED
Officer
COLE 		Badge No.
175		 Time Officer Notified of Accident
05:30		 Time Officer Arrived At Scene
05:50
Name of Agency
P02		 Date of Report
6/5/2011		 Investigation made at scene?
No		 T.I. #


Any questions about this report may be directed to the following address:
Iowa State Patrol District 02 Office
1619 Truro Pavement
Osceola,IA 50213-8383
Phone: (641) 342-2108
Fax: (641) 342-4653