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2 from Minnesota injured in Pott. County crash

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October 6th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Minden, Iowa) – Two people were injured during an accident Wednesday morning on Interstate 80 in Pottawattamie County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the collision happened at around 11:08-a.m. on I-80 eastbound, near the Minden Exit.

Officials say a 2009 Freightliner semi driven by 47-year-old Ramone Worthy, of Fremont, NE, failed to move over for a stationary utility vehicle in the right lane, before it failed to stop in an assured clear distance. The semi struck an attenuator trailer being pulled by a 2021 Chevy truck, driven by 18-year-old Keeton Pfaffenberger, of Holdingford, MN.

The pickup struck 36-year-old Travis Juno, of St. Cloud, MN, who was outside of the pickup at the time. Following the collision, the semi came to rest in the traveled portion of I-80 eastbound, blocking both lanes of travel. The pickup came to rest in the right lane.

Juno and Pfaffenberger were both transported by Minden  and Neola Rescue, respectively, to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.