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3 arrested on separate charges in Mills County; car slams into semi trailer – no injuries

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November 24th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office today (Wednesday) reports three people were arrested on separate charges, Monday. 38-year-old Jessica Gonzalez Hernandez, of Council Bluffs, was arrested at the Mills County Courthouse, on a warrant for Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $5,000.  40-year-old Melissa Louise Gammell, of Shenandoah, was arrested at Pottawattamie County Corrections, on a Mills County warrant for Violation of Probation. Bond was set at $7,500. And, 65-year-old Lynette Kay Thomas, of Essex, was arrested Monday for OWI/1st offense, with bond set at $1,000.

And, there were amazingly no injuries reported following a crash Tuesday on Bunge Avenue, in Mills County. The Sheriff’s Office reports a 2006 Peterbilt semi tractor-trailer driven by 41-year-old Adam Wyant, of Malvern, was northbound on Highway 275 at around 11:55-a.m., and slowing to turn east onto Pruden Avenue. He told authorities his turn signal was on and when he looked, he was clear to make the turn. When he proceeded to turn, he looked in his mirror to make sure the trailer would clear the ditch. That’s when he saw a northbound 2012 Hyundai collide with the passenger side of the trailer.

The driver of the car, 28-year-old Tabitha Madsen, from Tabor, said she did not see the turn signal and did not believe it was on. She was unable to stop before her vehicle hit the trailer and came to rest beneath the trailer.