Car accidents are cases involving people who have suffered an injury in a traffic accident for which another driver may be at fault. A traffic collision may affect other vehicles, their occupants, and pedestrians, animals and may result in injury, property damage and/or death. A number of factors contribute to the risk of collision including; vehicle design, speed of operation, road design, and driver impairment. People who are injured in automobile accidents may be compensated for their injury, lost income, and pain and suffering.
Watkins is an unincorporated community in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. Its elevation is 830 feet (253 m). Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, which opened on 15 December 1873.