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Crash in Council Bluffs results in car hitting a structure

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December 9th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A collision between a car and and SUV Friday night in Council Bluffs, resulted in one injury and damage to a home. Council Bluffs Police report the driver of a 2005 Chevy Cavalier, 18-year old Katelyn Dewaele, of Council Bluffs, was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The driver of a 2010 Jeep Liberty, 19-year old Mariah Yagow, of Norfolk, NE., suffered minor injuries, and was cited for Disobedience to Signs and Signals.

Officials say at around 9:20-p.m., Friday. emergency personnel responded to the area of North 30th St and Ave A in Council Bluffs, for a personal injury crash in which a vehicle struck a house. Investigators concluded that Yagow was driving her SUV north bound on 30th St. at Ave A, when she failed to yield the right of way, from the stop sign at 30th and Ave A.

Her SUV drove into the path of Cavalier, which was traveling west bound on Ave A. The two vehicles collided in the intersection sending the Jeep Liberty into the residential structure at 3000 Ave A, causing damage.  Building inspectors were called out to assess the damage to the residence.