In an update to our earlier story about a three-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon, in Pottawattamie County, the Sheriff’s Office identified the teenaged driver and passenger of a car struck by a Griswold man on a motorcycle on the eastern outskirts of Council Bluffs. Sheriff Jeff Danker says a 2012 Nissan Versa occupied by 17-year old Kelsey Fagan and 15-year old Katie Hopping, both of Council Bluffs, and a 2008 BMW motorcycle driven by 57-year old Aldon Pangelina, of Griswold, were both initially traveling east on Highway 92 at around 3:20-p.m.

Witnesses said the Nissan, driven by Kelsey Fagan,  was in the process of turning Northbound onto Stoneybrook Drive when the collision occurred. As the collision occurred the Nissan was pushed into the Westbound lane of Hwy 92, causing it to collide with a 2007 Mercury Mariner. The Mercury was being operated by a 27-year old Jessica Luke of Oakland, with 25-year old Laura Lajke of Macedonia, as the passenger.

Aldon Pangelina, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered severe head injuries and was transported by medical helicopter to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha. Both of the teens in the Nissan were transported by Lewis Township Fire & Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs as a precautionary measure. Officials say Jessica Luke and Laura Lajke both refused medical treatment at the scene.

Hwy 92 was closed for both Eastbound and Westbound traffic for approximately 3-hrs while Traffic Accident Investigators from the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office worked the scene. Further investigation will be conducted into the cause of the accident.