Ames IA Semi Truck Accident on I-35 Near Des Moines

Truck360 Staff — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:11:10 +0000

AMES, IA – One driver has died in a fatal head-on collision with a semi truck on I-35 just outside of Ames, Iowa about 35 miles from Des Moines. The semi truck accident happened early Wednesday morning, Oct 14, 2009 when the car, a 1998 Ford Focus being driven by Paul Korkowski, 47 years old from St. Paul, Minnesota crossed over from the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 into oncoming traffic on the northbound lanes and struck the semi truck head-on. The driver of the Ford Focus was killed in the crash.

Iowa High Speed Chase - Fatal Semi Truck Crash

The fatal accident happened at the end of a high speed chase on Interstate 35 with the Iowa State Patrol that spanned across three counties. The high speed chase began in Franklin County where the Iowa State Patrol attempted to make a traffic stop after clocking a 1998 Ford Focus going southbound at 108 mph on I-35.

Troopers said that the suspect ignored lights and sirens and began to drive erratically. The chase continued south when a sheriff’s deputy in Hamilton County laid out stop sticks at the 126 mile marker.

The stop sticks disabled one of the car’s front tires but Korkowski turned off his headlights and continued southbound on I-35 into Story County. Korkowski’s car crossed the median near the 116 mile marker heading into oncoming traffic on the northbound lanes of the interstate. After he missed several vehicles he crashed head on with a semi truck. Korkowski was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The semi truck driver was not injured. The truck accident is still under investigation.

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