Race cars roar around the track at the Iowa State Fair in 1938


Iowa State Patrol car struck at scene of fatal Jasper County crash

"The DOT has seen far more lane departures due to crashes than we've seen in past years and there's quite good speculation why people are leaving their lane and having a crash," Dinkla said. Distracted driving crashes rise. In 2001, 518 distracted driving crashes in Iowa were reported. Since 2015, the average per year has been 1,111.


Iowa State Fair Canceled

Published: Sep. 14, 2023 at 7:05 PM PDT SPENCER, IA (KTIV) - The Clay County Fair is underway in Spencer, IA and it has something for everyone. Even something that could save your life. The.


Car Crashes Into Iowa Home, Causing 50,000 in Damage

2023-09-03 (Denison) The Iowa State Patrol wrapped up a speed demo this past month at the Iowa State Fair and plans to continue the demonstration at area schools. In early July, an 18-year-old male driver and two 17-year-old female passengers died in a single-vehicle crash in Dubuque.


Vintage hot rods and muscle cars will be on display this weekend at the

UPDATE, 10:55 P.M.: A track worker has died after a crash involving a hobby stock car at the Iowa State Fair Speedway. The volunteer spotter was behind cement blocks in the backstretch on the.


Iowa State Fair Des Moines, Iowa

A wrecked car on display at the Iowa State Fair | The car had been traveling at 150mph prior to leaving the roadway at 104mph | The crash took the lives of three teenagersDaylight - David Kushner.


2014 Iowa State Fair Sprint car racing fans. Photographs fโ€ฆ Flickr

The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa in August. It began in 1854 and has been held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1886. It is based in the state capital Des Moines, Iowa over an 11 day period in August. With over a million visitors, it is one of the largest and best known state fairs in the United States.


GOP presidential candidate rapping at Iowa State Fair takes by

The Iowa Traffic Safety Data Service (ITSDS) provides agencies with the most readily available crash data analysis resources in Iowa. The State of Iowa's crash and roadway databases are among the most comprehensive in the United States. Throughout the years, state agencies have strived to make these data available to a wider audience.


SAPD Officials Continue to Investigate Today's Deadly Crash

A track spotter died Friday after a car lost control in a race at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Friday night. DES MOINES, Iowa โ€” New information was released Saturday about a deadly racing.


Stock Car Racing Iowa State Fair 2014 YouTube

Abbreviated Crash Report. Provides a list of selected crashes, to include case numbers, date, and location information. Limited to 500 crashes. Open Export.


Authorities name woman killed in Iowa City crash Monday afternoon

DES MOINES, Iowa โ€” Iowa will average more than one crash fatality per day in 2023. As of Dec. 27, 372 people have died this year on Iowa roads. That's 39 more than at the same point last.


Race cars roar around the track at the Iowa State Fair in 1938

The motorsports history at the Iowa State Fairgrounds dirt track, which dated back to 1907, came to an abrupt end this week when the fair board announced that all racing activities in the future would cease on the half-mile dirt track, a decision that was reported in the Des Moines Register.No reason was given, but racing sources in Iowa told us that talk about ceasing racing at the.


Butler County Crash Injures Driver

Iowa, also called the Hawkeye State, boasts nearly 115,000 miles of roadways, which is more than interstate highway miles in all 50 states.ยน More than 55 thousand motor vehicle crashes occur on Iowa roadways in a normal year, with more than 18,000 injuries and 330 fatalities.ยฒ If you or a loved one were injured in an Iowa car accident, you could be eligible for compensation.


Thompson Wins at the Iowa State Fairgrounds

The great train crash that saved the Iowa State Fair Marketing Every summer, when it's searing hot and humid outside, and all across Iowa, August conversations gravitate to the latest bizarre indulgence served on a stick. But the Iowa State Fair wasn't always the mainstay it has become today.


Iowa woman identified as passenger killed in Dodge County crash

See the crashed vehicle outside the Hall of Law at the Iowa State Fair | If you're headed to the Iowa State Fair, look for this vehicle and a trooper's squad car that were both hit while the officers were on duty. The vehicles. | By Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit | Facebook Forgot Account? Video Home Live Reels Shows Explore Home


Video captures deadly multivehicle pileup in Iowa

Welcome to the Iowa State Patrol Crash Reports website. This site is intended to give the public access to Crash reports that are produced by the Iowa State Patrol for the entire state. The purpose of this website is to provide members of the public with information related to accidents that occur in their area.


A Car Crash Display Is Hoping To Make An Impact In The Community KVRR

This week, the Iowa State Patrol will continue to be focused on promoting safety with our S.I.D.E. initiatives, an acronym for Seat Belts, Impaired Driving, Distracted Driving, and Excessive.