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Rollover accident w/ejection Sat. night in SE IA

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March 11th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

(Updated w/name 6-p.m. 3/11) The Iowa State Patrol reports alcohol may have played a roll in a high speed crash that resulted in the driver of a vehicle being ejected, Saturday night in southeastern Iowa. 49-year old Terrance Koeppel, of West Des Moines, was traveling west at a high rate of speed on 155th Street at around 9:50-p.m., when his 2017 Audi Q3 went out of control.

The vehicle entered the north ditch, rolled into a power pole, and came to rest on its wheels. Keoppel, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected as the car rolled. He was transported by West Liberty Ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.

The accident remains under investigation.