(Lamoni, Iowa) – One person was injured during an accident that took place during a pursuit early this (Friday) morning, in Decatur County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 22-year-old Bradley D. Phelps, of Grand River, was transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, after the 2010 Chevy Camaro he was driving went out control and into a residential yard before traveling airborne, hitting a tree, and coming to rest on its top. Phelps, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. The accident happened at 1:40-a.m., in Lamoni.

The incident began after a Lamoni Police Officer was dispatched to the Kum and Go Store for a possible intoxicated driver traveling westbound on Main Street. When the Officer activated his patrol vehicle’s lights, the Camaro took off and Phelps attempted to elude the officer.