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S. Sioux City, NE man injured in high-speed chase & crash in Monona Co.

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April 22nd, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State Patrol says a South Sioux City, Nebraska man was taken to the hospital following a high speed chase that ended in a crash Thursday morning, in western Iowa’s Monona County. 21-year old Bee Vang suffered “non-incapacitating” injuries, after the 2005 Acura he was driving went out of control and drove through several residential yards in Blencoe, before hitting a parked pickup and a tree.

A Trooper clocked Vang’s car at 93-miles per hour in a 70-mile per hour zone on Interstate 29, at around 1:40-a.m., Thursday. After the car left the interstate at the Blencoe exit, Vang turned-off his vehicle’s lights and continued east toward Blencoe.

The Trooper lost sight of the car but eventually attained visual contact in town, on Main Street. Shortly thereafter, Vang lost control of the car. During the crash, his vehicle, and one that was struck were totaled, and a residence was damaged by flying debris from the parked car.

Vang was brought to Burgess Hospital in Onawa by Burgess Rescue. He was released from the facility suffering from a broken nose, and subsequently taken into custody. Vang was charged with Speeding, failure to use headlamps when required and reckless driving.