Humboldt County Crash Demonstrates a Failure to Yield
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Humboldt County Crash Demonstrates a Failure to Yield
lombardilaw2022-02-07T10:47:51-07:00
Before you enter a roadway from a side road or a stop sign, you first have to yield to oncoming traffic that has the right of way. [ROW] If you do not then you can cause an accident and if you do, you’re going to get a ticket for improper driving.
In this instance, according to the news report, the younger driver pulled out onto 230th Street (County Road C-44) and caused Malea Brown to have to drive off the roadway in order to avoid a more serious crash. Unfortunately, she drove into a tree and had to be taken away by ambulance.
This is what can be characterized as a failure to yield, failure to drive using due care, failure to maintain a proper lookout and may also be distracted driving. However, you characterize pulling out prematurely from a stop sign or onto the main road, you are generally the at-fault driver. And in Iowa, at-fault is meaningful when it comes to who’s insurance company ends up paying.
VEHICLE 1 WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AT 230TH AND PULLED OUT ONTO IOWA AVE
ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN BUT FAILED TO YIELD AND COLLIDED WITH
VEH …
Minimal Crash Report:
Case Number:
2022000905
Type:
Personal Injury
County:
46
Crash Date:
01122022
Time:
1116
Location:
230TH AND IOWA AVE
Vehicle 1 Year:
2010
Make:
PONT
Type:
G6
Towed By:
JERGEN’S TOWING
Driver Name:
GAGE PEDERSON
Age:
21
City & State of Residence:
ROLFE, IA
Vehicle 2 Year:
1997
Make:
HONDA
Type:
ACCORD
Towed By:
JERGEN’S TOWING
Driver Name:
MALEA BROWN
Age:
44
City & State of Residence:
POCAHONTAS, IA
Injury 1 Type:
Injured
Name:
GAGE PEDERSON
Age:
21
City & State of Residence:
ROLFE, IA
Seatbelt Use:
Yes
Life saved by Seatbelt:
Yes
Transported To:
HUMBOLDT HSP
Transported By:
HUMBOLDT AMB
Injury 2 Type:
Injured
Name:
MALEA BROWN
Age:
44
City & State of Residence:
POCAHONTAS, IA
Seatbelt Use:
No
Life saved by Seatbelt:
Transported To:
UNKN
Transported By:
AIRLIFTED
Summary:
VEHICLE 1 WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AT 230TH AND PULLED OUT ONTO IOWA AVE
ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN BUT FAILED TO YIELD AND COLLIDED WITH
VEHICLE 2; VEHICLE 2 THEN LEFT THE ROAD, ENTERED A DITCH AND COLLIDED WITH
A TREE; THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION; ASSISTED BY HUMBOLDT
COUNTY SO; HUMBOLDT COUNTY FIRE AND EMS
Before you enter a roadway from a side road or a stop sign, you first have to yield to oncoming traffic that has the right of way. [ROW] If you do not then you can cause an accident and if you do, you’re going to get a ticket for improper driving.
