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(Update) – West Des Moines woman injured in Cass County crash, Thursday

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August 13th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

In an update to previous reports, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Friday (today), said a woman from Polk County was injured during a collision east of Wiota Thursday morning. The accident happened at around 8:50-a.m. at the intersection of White Pole Road and 690th Street. Officials say Jovanna Marie Yenchi, of West Des Moines, was driving a 2013 Ford transit van traveling westbound on White Pole Road.

When Yenchi slowed to turn left onto 690th St. her vehicle was struck from behind by a 1983 Freightliner dump truck, driven by Tyson Blane Edwards, of Fontenelle.  Both vehicles crossed into the south ditch and came to rest east of 690th St.  A third vehicle, a 2019 Chevy Colorado, driven by Paul James Hohenberger, of Atlantic, was traveling eastbound on White Pole Rd when his vehicle was struck by flying debris from the collision.  Yenchi was transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital for treatment.