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(Update) Jasper County man injured during I-80 rollover near Shelby

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October 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(In an update to our earlier report) The Iowa State Patrol says a man from central Iowa was injured during a rollover accident Thursday night on Interstate 80, near Shelby. 23-year old Antonio Gonzalez, of Monroe, was driving a 1998 Ford Ranger pickup westbound on I-80 near the 33.55-mile marker at around 6:55-p.m., when the right rear tire separated from the wheel. The pickup went out of control and rolled into the median and continued to roll into the eastbound lanes of I-80 before coming to rest in both lanes on the eastbound side.

Gonzalez, who was wearing his seat belt, reportedly suffered from head injuries, but was out of the vehicle when emergency crews arrived. He was transported by Shelby Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs. The pickup was totaled in the crash.