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Norwalk woman injured in Dallas County crash; Motoryclist hurt in eastern Iowa crash

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July 9th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Dallas County, Iowa) – A collision Friday night on Interstate 80 near Van Meter resulted in a woman from Norwalk (Iowa) being flown to a hospital in Des Moines. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2019 Freightliner semi driven by 26-year-old Devon Clarke, from Kissimmee, FL, was traveling east on I-80 at around 11:20-p.m., at the same time a 2017 Chevy Equinox driven by 25-year-old Madison Stogdill, of Norwalk, was traveling WEST, IN THE EASTBOUND LANE.

The SUV struck a bridge and rolled over before it was struck by the semi. Stogdill was transported by Mercy One Helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The crash remains under investigation. Multiple agencies assisted at the scene.

The State Patrol reports also, a collision between two motorcycles in northeast Iowa late Saturday morning, resulted in injuries to one of the motorcycle riders. A 2008 Triumph motorcycle operated by 53-year-old Chad Ernst, of Garber (Iowa), and a 2013 Harley Davidson cycle being operated by 56-year-old Daniel Helle, of Solon, were both southbound on Hilton Road in Clayton County, just north of Highway 3, when one of the cycles struck the other in the rear.

The crash happened at around 11:17-a.m. The Patrol says Chad Ernst was transported by Edgewood Ambulance to the hospital in Manchester.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office, Edgewood Fire, and Edgewood Ambulance.