In an update to our report this (Thursday) morning, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office says one person was transported to the UNMC in Omaha, following a collision west of Lewis, near the Cass/Pottawattamie County line. Authorities say at around 8:02-a.m., Thursday, Cass County Deputies responded to an accident at the intersection of White Pole Road and 542^nd Street.

Shayeleigh Marshall Julich Howard, of Glenwood, was east bound on White Pole Road driving a 2011 Jeep Patriot.  Anita Marie Riley, of Griswold, was driving a 2004 Ford F-150 pick-up. She was stopped at the stop sign at 542^nd Street.  Riley failed to see the on-coming traffic and pulled onto White Pole Road, was attempting to go east when her pickup  was struck by Howard’s SUV.

Howard was taken to the hospital in Omaha for treatment. Riley refused medical treatment.  The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Cass County EMS, Lewis Fire Department and Griswold Fire Department.