A mangled SUV sits just off the roadway on Hwy 1 Friday, January 27, 2012. Officials on scene said the SUV and a semi truck collided at about 7:20 p.m. Friday. (Emily Busse/SourceMedia Group News)
Updated 1/31/12 with names, crash information.
BIG GROVE – Two men were injured after a driver attempted a U-turn on Hwy. 1, directly in the path of an oncoming semi truck.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, Jeremy Kingston, 40, of Dallas, Texas, was driving southbound on Hwy. 1 at about 7:20 p.m. Jan. 27, when he attempted a three-point U-turn near the intersection of 110th St. NE.
Larry Rasmussen, 61, of Lakefield, Minn., was traveling northbound in a semi truck when he collided with the passenger’s side of Kingston’s SUV.
The totaled SUV came to rest in the east ditch, and the disabled semi stopped on the east side of the roadway, the report said.
The report lists both Kingston and his passenger, 64-year-old Charles Wahr, as suffering “incapacitating” injuries. Both were extricated from the vehicle by mechanical means, and were transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics by Johnson County ambulance, the report said.
All three were listed as wearing their seatbelt, and Rasmussen was uninjured.
On Tuesday, UI Hospitals and Clinics officials said there was no information available for either Kingston or Wahr.
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Initial post 1/27/12
BIG GROVE – Officials say two people are injured after a semi truck and midsize SUV collided on Hwy 1 Friday night.
According to officers on the scene, the accident occurred north of Solon at about 7:15 p.m. near the intersection of Hwy 1 and 110th St. NE.
The two occupants of the mangled SUV were both injured in the crash and taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance, police said.
The driver of the semi was uninjured, and remained on the scene past 9 p.m. to speak with state troopers.
The officers on scene directing traffic were unable to give anymore details about the circumstances of the crash at this time.
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I’m checking back for updates, it’s been two days. Still no new info.