In an update to our report earlier this (Friday) morning, authorities in Pottawattamie County say a Shelby County man was charged with OWI/1st offense following an accident Thursday night on Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County. Jail officials say bond for 37-year old Ryan Schwery, of Earling, was set at $1,000. The Iowa State Patrol says Schwery was found at the Country Inn in Shelby following a collision between his SUV and a van on I-80 westbound, about a mile west of the Shelby exit at around 8:45-p.m.  He was transported to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan for treatment of minor injuries before being taken into custody and transported to the Pottawattamie County Jail.

Officials say the 1991 Chevy Blazer Schwery was driving, was experiencing engine problems and was traveling below the posted minimum speed (40-mph), when a 2008 Dodge Sprinter van driven by 24-year old Tyler Mark of Lincoln, NE, approached from behind. Mark swerved to avoid hitting the SUV but was unable to prevent the collision. The impact spun the Blazer off the road to the right before it rolled over into the north ditch and came to rest upright. The van spun out and came to rest in the north ditch.