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2 injured in Pott. County I-80 accident early Monday morning

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December 24th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A wrong-way vehicle traveling in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County early this (Monday) morning, collided head-on with another vehicle, resulting in injuries to both drivers. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2013 Chevy Equinox driven by 60-year old Debra Ann Havick, of Harlan, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes at around 12:10-a.m., when her SUV collided head-on with a 2006 Nissan Altima, driven by 20-year old Joel William Becerra, of Walnut. The accident happened near the 12 mile marker of I-80 westbound. Following the collision, the SUV came to rest in the middle of I-80, while the car stopped partially in the median.

Both drivers were wearing their seat belts. Havik was transported by Underwood EMS to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. Becerra was taken by LifeNet to the UNMC in Omaha.