Iowa when they came upon a truck and trailer with malfunctionin g lights. 16 13 42 we thought he was turning right because his trailer light on the right was blinking. So we went to go around, and he turned left in front of us. All the sudden the bike flipped over on its opposite side. He flew off in the front and he flew off to the side. Their attorney, jeff tronvold, says the driver of that truck didnt have any insurance. 16 07 52 none whatsoever. Hes fighting to get them some money for their medical bills. Tronvold says this is one example, but its by far not the only one. The reality is its a growing problem. I didnt deal with this very much at all when i started to practice. I see it weekly if not daily now. So its an unfortunate reality its a reality sgt. Mike wallerstedt with the Cedar Rapids Police Department Also deals with quite often. 17 02 32 so far this year we have issued approximately 720 insurancerelated citations. Thats about 11percent of all the citys citations. Those
Lawmakers in iowa want to make sure every driver in the state is insured. The law says if you dont have car insurance, you could face penalties. But some say a lot of people arent getting that needed coverage. 17 35 45 i think its a bigger problem then most people realize, nearly one in five on the upper end of our statistics. Some believe it might be one in four. Iowa state senator Jeff Danielson says the current law is passive because people dont get caught unless theres a crash or unless someone gets pulled over. Hes working on legislation to create an uninsured motorist database that would send out notices to people who arent following the law, threatening a license revocation. Its an effort to reduce the number of drivers without that insurance coverage. The Cedar Rapids Department says about 11percent of the total number of citations are insurancerelated. Agents say theres a way you can help to protect yourself. 17 19 39 we always recommend uninsured, underinsured motorist covera
Waterloo teenager are praying for his safe return. No one has seen 18year old moe sed for a week and a half. Supporters gathered at the First Baptist church in waterloo for a vigil for sed yesterday. The West High School student was last seen october 22nd. Police issued an operation locate during the search. Now, seds parents and teachers say they hope faith can help. We worry every minute, every hour, and we support each other mom, dad, brother. We hope that we can do it. I think that we can find him. Its been really difficult you never dream that one of your students are going to missing and you have to help look for them, and do whatever you can to help his family and support them. Everyone at the service last night lit a candle, and took home a flyer in hopes that someone might find sed. Girl in cedar rapids. Laney curfman was last seen around 1 yesterday morning at her home in the 100 block of 38th street ne. She has a medical condition and had been off her medication. If youve se
Skies will remain mostly clear tonight, as winds remain out of the south southwest. Those winds keep us seasonably mild, as lows only fall into the mid 40s. For monday, we start of mild and end on a warm note. Plenty of sunny skies will bring our temps into the upper 60s for many, with some possibly topping 70. More sunshine, breezy, and mild conditions can be expected for tuesday as we once again climb to around 70 for highs. Wednesday will bring a few more clouds in the afternoon, giving hints at changes heading our way in the form of rain chances on thursday and thursday night. Tonight mostly clear low 4248 winds sw 515 alo 43 dbq 45 iow 46 back to you. Friends and family are remembering an Army Reservist from cedar rapids. Sergeant Shawn Laurion was getting ready for his first deployment but instead. Trage dy. The 44yearold died during a Training Exercise in virginia last week. Fellow soldier escorted him home at the Des Moines International airport last night. Sgt. Laurion leaves
Current front runners dr. Ben carson and donald trump were not there. But senators ted cruz and marco rubio attended. Jeb bush, whos also behind in the polls, criticized trump for the way hes handled voter support in iowa. You know poll numbers go up and they go down. Iowa proves that in every caucus. When they go down, you dont insult iowa voters because theyre the same discerning voters whether your polls are going up or down. You learn from iowa voters, so its a joy to be here. The candidates also took some time to talk about the controversy surrounding their latest debate on cnbc. The next Republican Debate is on november 10th in milwaukee. Before the Republican Forum in des moines, senator cruz had some time to experience iowas outdoors. He went pheasant hunting in akron with congressman steve king and bob vander plaats. Being off the campaign trail didnt stop cruz from chiming in cruz again highlighted his partys disappointmen t with the cnbc debate. We shouldnt have republican p