Tag Archives: Linn County

One hurt when car crashes into utility pole

CEDAR RAPIDS – Authorities said a Cedar Rapids woman was hurt in a single-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon. Amanda L. Christopherson, 21, of Cedar Rapids, was westbound around 4:25 p.m. when she lost control of her car on a curve in … Continue reading

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Deputies to start patrol for “Operation Night Owl” this weekend

LINN COUNTY – This weekend Linn County Sheriff’s deputies will be participating in a saturation patrol push to reduce the number of serious evening and early-morning crashes. According to a news release, “Operation Night Owl” is a statewide prevention effort … Continue reading

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UPDATE: Driver inhaled glass when pumpkin crashed through windshield

UPDATE: Imagine the shock and fear of seeing a pumpkin crash through your windshield at 70-miles per hour.  That’s what happened to mother of eight, Cassy Chase, as she drove home from work Saturday night.  She was going south on … Continue reading

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Field fire maintained

CEDAR RAPIDS – A widespread field fire broke out near St. Joseph’s Cemetery on Sisley Grove Road in Cedar Rapids this afternoon. Palo resident Jason Kwapil said he saw six to eight-foot flames licking the cornstalks while he was driving … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Head-on collision at Williams Boulevard in Cedar Rapids

Updated (in bold) at 5:20 p.m. by Kathleen Serino FAIRFAX – Two women and two children taken to the hospital after a head-on collision at Highway 151, between Stoney Point Road SW and Prairie View Drive, Linn County deputies said, … Continue reading

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Driver swerves for deer, rolls car into Linn County cornfield

MOUNT VERNON – One person was hurt when she swerved to miss a deer and rolled her car into a cornfield Friday morning near Mount Vernon. Authorities said the driver was southbound on County Highway X20 around 7:30 a.m. when … Continue reading

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Sheriff: Argument, drinking preceded fatal crash on Old River Road

CEDAR RAPIDS – Investigators have concluded that the driver killed in an August wreck on Old River Road was legally drunk and involved in a physical confrontation just before the crash. Michael D. Jones, 39, of Cedar Rapids, died when … Continue reading

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UPDATE: I-380 traffic back to normal after roadway buckles

Updated by Dave Franzman at 11:25 a.m.  Comments by DOT Cathy Cutler, a spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Transportation in Cedar Rapids, said the actual failure of I-380 near Toddville was due to a spall pothole and not an eruption … Continue reading

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Crash snaps pole, brings down County Home Road warning light

ROBINS – A two-car collision on County Home Road snapped off a wooden pole and brought down warning lights across a notorious intersection Friday. Minor injuries were reported in the accident, which happened around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of … Continue reading

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Three teens involved automobile accident Sunday morning: no life threatening injuries reported

Two teen girls were injured after a vehicle that they were passengers in went into a ditch near the intersection of Fairfax Road and East Southview Road in Fairfax at approximately 7:44 a.m. Sunday morning. Linn County Sheriff’s Office records … Continue reading

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