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Winterset Police cruiser involved in Friday night accident

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March 31st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A collision between a City of Winterset Police car and a pickup Friday night, sent two people to the hospital in Winterset. The accident happened at around 8:30-p.m. on Highway 92 at the intersection with 10th Street, in Winterset.

The Iowa State Patrol says 2009 Ford Crown Victoria driven by 30-year old Christian Ryan Dekker, of Osceola, was traveling north on 10th Street, with its lights and siren activated, when it collided with a 1967 Chevy pickup that was westbound on Highway 92. The driver of the pickup was identified as 49-year old James Robert Penny, of Winterset.

Neither driver yielded the right-of-way. Following the collision, both vehicles came to rest in the northwest ditch of the intersection, where they came to rest. Dekker was transported by Madison County EMS to the hospital in Winterset. Penny was taken by Madison County EMS to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office assisted the State Patrol in its investigation.