IA DOT snowplow hit Saturday, marking 26 such crashes this season in Iowa
February 16th, 2025 by Ric Hanson
MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa [KCCI]— Just a day after officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation warned drivers to use caution while snow plows are on the roads, another plow was hit. The latest crash happened near Missouri Valley in western Iowa. It’s at least the 26th time this winter season that someone crashed into a snow plow.
The Iowa State Patrol says thankfully no one was hurt in this crash. Troopers say the driver of the car actually had a suspended license and was taken directly to jail.
According to the last 10 years’ worth of data provided by the DOT, their snowplows get hit an average of 32 times per winter season, with a record-high year in 2019 that ended with 47 motorists colliding with snowplows. This season, which started Oct. 15 and ends April 15, already has 26 collisions.