(Loveland, Iowa) – Four people, including a Trooper with the Iowa State Patrol were injured during a collision that happened at around 1:05-a.m. today (Tuesday), in Pottawattamie County.
State Trooper Adrian Long, from Denison, was assisting at the scene of a previous accident when his Dodge Charger Patrol Cruiser with its emergency lights on was struck while sitting on the shoulder of Interstate 29 southbound near Loveland. .

The accident happened when a southbound Honda Civic driven by 29-year-old Elizabeth Braun, of Omaha, went out of control on the ice covered road as she approached the Trooper’s vehicle. Her car struck a cable barrier. A Ford Fusion SUV driven by 27-year-old Cha’Ron Thompson, of Omaha, was approaching the Honda, which was partially on the road, when the vehicle went out of control and struck the rear of the Honda. It then spun across both lanes of traffic and hit the Cruiser, which came to rest in the west ditch.

Trooper Long, Thompson and Braun were injured in the crash, along with a passenger in the SUV, 21-year-old Dallas Thompson. Cha’Ron and Dallas Thompson, along with Elizabeth Braun, were transported by ambulance to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha. The Patrol says Trooper Long’s injuries were minor. Cha’Ron Thompson suffered minor  injuries, but Dallas Thompson suffered life-threatening injuries.

The three motorists were wearing their seat belts. Trooper Long was transported by law enforcement personnel to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs. The accident remains under investigation.