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When someone is injured in an accident in Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Iowa City, or Dubuque, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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Accident reports by county

Benton County, IA - 11
Black Hawk County, IA - 17
Bremer County, IA - 1
Buchanan County, IA - 2
Butler County, IA - 4
Cedar County, IA - 8
Chickasaw County, IA - 3
Clayton County, IA - 4
Delaware County, IA - 6
Dubuque County, IA - 14
Fayette County, IA - 4
Grundy County, IA - 4
Iowa County, IA - 5
Johnson County, IA - 21
Jones County, IA - 3
Keokuk County, IA - 3
Linn County, IA - 29
Tama County, IA - 5
Washington County, IA - 3
Winneshiek County, IA - 7

Most recent accident reports

Chain-reaction crash injures 32 people on Interstate 80 in Marengo, Iowa

A chain reaction crash on westbound Interstate 80 began when a semi-truck rear-ended an SUV. The crash injured a total of 32 people, most of whom were aboard a charter bus carrying employees from Ryan Companies.
Date: 
Friday, May 8, 2015
Roadway: 
Interstate 80
City: 
Township of Marengo, IA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Pileup, Fire

Iowa State Trooper slightly injured after his cruiser was struck by a pickup that had collide with a tractor-trailer on I-80 near Oxford, Iowa

An Iowa State Patrol trooper suffered what appear to be minor injuries when his squad car was struck while he was investigating a crash on Interstate 80 Friday morning.
Date: 
Thursday, March 13, 2014
City: 
Oxford, IA
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Police and Government Vehicles

32 people injured in Interstate 80 pileup near Iowa City, Iowa

No one was killed in the crashes that happened in Iowa County, about a half-hour west of Iowa City, according to authorities. The crashes started around 3 p.m.
Date: 
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Roadway: 
Interstate 80
City: 
Iowa City, IA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Pileup, Fire, Accident Type - Commercial Truck Accident

Priscilla Warner, 21 and Brian Jolley, 30 hurt in car crash on Highway 13 in Linn County, Iowa

A single-vehicle crash on Highway 13 south of Austin Rd. around 9:00 a.m. injured driver Priscilla Warner, 21, and passenger Brian Jolley, 30. Warner was driving south on the highway when she lost control and caused the vehicle to roll into a ditch.
Date: 
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 13
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover

Jonathan Dale, 53, killed and Jennifer Wertz, 59, and Thomas Wertz, 62, hospitalized after head-on collision at Fifth Avenue and L Street SW in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

A head-on collision between two vehicles occured at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and L Street SW in Cedar Rapids, shortly after 7:00 p.m.
Date: 
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Roadway: 
Fifth Avenue and L Street SW
City: 
Cedar Rapids, IA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

Joseph Connolly, 24, charged in deaths of four teenage boys in ATV accident near Epworth, Iowa

Joseph Connolly, the driver of a pickup truck has been charged with vehicular homicide in the deaths of four teenage boys. The crash killed Sean Kenneally, Mitchell Kluesner, Nicholas Kramer and Bryce Wilwert.

Date: 
Saturday, August 2, 2014
City: 
Epworth, IA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, ATV/UTV Accident, Red Light/Stop Sign, Children/Minors Involved

David Hultquist, 33, and Skyler Darrow, 23, killed and three injured in 4 vehicle crash near Mount Vernon on Iowa Highway 1.

A 44-year-old Platteville woman and two children who were with her were hospitalized after a four-vehicle crash in eastern Iowa that killed two.

Date: 
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Roadway: 
Iowa Highway 1
City: 
Mount Vernon, IA
Type: Car Accident

Woman, 45, struck and killed by semi truck while crossing the street at Dodge and Locust streets in Dubuque, Iowa

A woman was crossing in front of a semi-truck that was stopped at a red light when the light changed to green. THe driver started to turn and says he was not able to see the woman. She died at the scene. The accident is still under investigation.
Date: 
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Roadway: 
Dodge and Locust streets
City: 
Township of Dubuque, IA
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Bradley Irish, 51, injured in snowmobile accident in Linn County, Iowa

Bradley Irish was riding a snowmobile on grass when it overturned and injured him. He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Accident still under investigation.
Date: 
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics: 
Helmet Usage, Snowmobile

Elaine Edwards, 20, and Joseph Edwards, 2, killed in car crash on 86th Avenue in Bernard, Iowa

According to the report, Edwards was driving a pickup northbound on 86th Avenue when she lost control while traveling down a hill. The truck then slammed into a railing and rolled, landing on its top in a creek, killing both victims.
Date: 
Friday, April 24, 2015
Roadway: 
86th Avenue
City: 
Bernard, IA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Rollover, Accidents in Waterways

Sambatu A. Ibit, 19, killed, driver Onkel Dide, 27, Husen Jagir, 50, Salim Gulay, 38, Afa Gella, 34, injured after their car loses control on I-80 near Coralville, Iowa

The Iowa State Patrol has identified the teenager killed in Sunday’s fatal crash on Interstate 80 in Coralville.
Date: 
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Roadway: 
I-80
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions, Seat Belt Usage

Quentin Ary, 19, Nicole Jacobson, 20, Triston Randall, 17, Hunter Tuttle, 14, and Zoey Tuttle, 12, killed when semi strikes pickup at Highway 150 and 55th Street near Urbana, Iowa

At approximately 4:10 p.m. Thursday, a pickup driven by 19-year-old Quentin Ary of Vinton was westbound on 55th Street when it went through the intersection and was hit by a semi driven by Jack Youde, 56.
Date: 
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 150 and 55th Street
City: 
Urbana, IA
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Children/Minors Involved, Seat Belt Usage

Zachary Lee, 22, killed and Kyle Sear, 20, injured after car goes into ditch on Glacier Road in Clayton County, Iowa

According to the Iowa State Patrol, 22-year-old Zachary Lee died after the car in which he was a passenger went into the ditch on Glacier Road, and he was partially ejected. He not wearing a seat belt.
Date: 
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Roadway: 
Glacier Road
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Ejected from Vehicle, Seat Belt Usage

Steven Thiher, 65, injured in single-vehicle accident on Highway 218 in Washington County, Iowa

Steven Thiher was driving an SUV on Highway 218 when his vehicle entered the median, crossed the Northbound lanes, and went into a farm field on the side of the highway. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Roadway: 
Highway 218
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Elderly Drivers, Road Departure

Kevin Leclere, 23, injured after rollover crash on Sawyer and Wagner Roads in Linn County, Iowa

Kevin Leclere was driving on Sawyer Road at around 11 p.m. when his pickup entered a ditch and overturned. It came to a rest with its wheels in Buffalo Creek. There was no one else in the vehicle.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Roadway: 
Sawyer and Wagner Roads
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover