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2 from PA injured in Pott. County accident, Monday

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May 16th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A trailer being pulled by a pickup truck fish-tailed Monday evening, causing a rollover accident in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says the 2015 Chevy Silverado pickup was traveling west on Interstate 80 near Neola at around 7:15-p.m., when the trailer began to sway, possibly due to the wind. The driver, 66-year old Louis David Damico, of Saegertown, PA, tried to correct the vehicles’ path, but the truck and trailer crossed both lanes of traffic.

The truck rolled onto its top and came to rest in the north ditch, while the trailer came to rest on its side in traveled portion of the roadway. Damico, and a passenger in the truck, 66-year old Almeda M. Damico, also of Saegertown, PA, were transported by Neola Rescue to Mercy Hospital. The couple was wearing their seat belts.