Slick Weather Means More NE Iowa Accidents

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office has been busy, investigating accidents, some involving the weather.
Just before 6am Sunday (Dec. 4), deputies responded to a one-vehicle accident near Highway 150 and 110th Street, south of Fayette.

A car driven by 20 year old Sarah Wallace of Waterloo, went out of control due to weather conditions, and went into the ditch. The car briefly went airborne over a box culvert, ending up in a creek bed. Wallace was taken to the West Union hospital to be treated for her injuries. The car was totaled.

At about 6:30am Sunday, there was a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Kornhill Road and Grannis Road, about 2 miles east of Fayette. 35 year old Timothy Jessen of Arizona was driving westbound, when he lost control and drove into the ditch. The accident was weather related. No one was hurt, and there was $1500 in damages.

And just before 7am Sunday, there was a 2 vehicle accident about 4 miles south of Fayette at the intersection of 110th Street and Highway 150. A pickup driven by 24 year old Jacob Lamphere of Waterloo, failed to stop due to weather conditions, and rear-ended an SUV driven by 22 year old Amanda Lamphere of Maynard. No one was injured, and damages were estimated at $1500.

And on Thursday (Dec. 1), at about 11:30pm, the Fayette County sheriff was called to a traffic accident that also involved a horse, north of Elgin on County Road W51. A truck driven by 22 year old Wyatt Guyer struck the horse that was in the road. No one was injured, but there was $8,000 in damage.