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Driver Charged in 5 Vehicle Accident
An Illinois man is being charged with causing a 5-vehicle accident in eastern Iowa Thursday (Aug. 17) afternoon.
It happened at about 4:30pm at the intersection of Highway 13 and Martin Creek Road near Marion.
A car driven by 42 year old Steven Thomas Junior of Springfield, Illinois, rear ended a stopped pickup driven by 38 year old Andy Ries of Lowden. The pickup was pushed into the back of a stopped car driven by 20 year old Mackenna Scofield of Lisbon. Scofield's car was then pushed into oncoming traffic, colliding with a car driven by 36 year old Michael Milam of Cedar Rapids. His car then struck a Semi driven by 62 year old Randy Otterbein of Sumner.
Thomas and Milam were the only ones injured; they were treated at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Thomas is charged with Failure to Stop in an Assured Clear Distance.
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