(Neola, Iowa) –  A man from Nebraska was injured during a single-vehicle rollover accident late this (Thursday) morning, in Pottawattamie County. The Iowa State Patrol says 66-year-old Russel Gillaspie, of Bellevue, NE., was driving a 2008 Jeep Liberty SUV eastbound on Interstate 880 at around 11:15-a.m.  Gillaspie left the interstate at Exit 8 and went out of control on the curve. The Jeep entered a ditch and rolled multiple times.

Gillaspie – who was wearing a seat belt – was trapped in the vehicle and extricated through the use of mechanical means by Neola Fire Department personnel. He was then transported to the UNMC by Neola Fire/Rescue.