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3 injured in northeast Iowa collision

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December 29th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Fayette, Iowa) – A collision between a car and an SUV in northeastern Iowa, Wednesday afternoon, resulted in injuries to  both drivers and a passenger in one the vehicles. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened just south of Fayette, at around 3:10-p.m.

Authorities say a 2000 Buick LeSabre driven by 92-year-old Eldon Anthony Knipper, of Arlington (Iowa) was traveling south on Highway 150/K Avenue, when the car crossed the center line of the road and struck a northbound 2007 Chevy Equinox, being driven by 64-year-old Debra Sue Husted, of Oelwein.

Following the impact, the  Buick came to rest on the north shoulder, while the SUV stopped on the southbound shoulder of the road. Both drivers and a passenger in the SUV, 35-year-old Trenton James Husted, of Oelwein, were transported by Fayette EMS to the Mercy/Oelwein Hospital.

The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.