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High-speed Injury accident in Council Bluffs, Wed. evening

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August 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

One person was injured during a collision Wednesday evening, in Council Bluffs. According to Bluffs Police, 21-year old Nathan Maxwell Hall, of Council Bluffs, was transported to Creighton Medical Center in Omaha for treatment of possible, unknown injuries, after his 2007 Pontiac Vibe was hit at a high rate of speed by a 2001 Volvo driven by 21-year old Matthew Howell, of Council Bluffs.

Officials say Howell’s car had been involved in a hit-and-run accident near 29th and Broadway before fleeing north on 29th at speeds of about 60-to 70-miles per hour. A witness said the car “blew through the stop sign” at the intersection of 29th and Avenue B at around 6:10-p.m. at speeds estimated at 70-to 80-mph, and collided with Hall’s Pontiac.

After the initial impact, the Volvo went airborne and hit a power pole. The car then spun around while airborne, and landed on a legally parked, unoccupied 1994 Saturn. A small fire that started in the engine compartment of the Volvo was quickly extinguished by local residents.

Howell and a passenger in his car were trapped in the vehicle, but were extricated and transported to Creighton Hospital, along with Nathan Hall. Damage from the crash amounted to $16,000.