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Madison County man injured in a collision between an ATV & an SUV

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June 10th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Warren County, Iowa) – A man from Madison County was injured Monday afternoon during a collision between an ATV and a subcompact SUV, south of Bevington, in central Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol reports  2015 Chevy Trax driven by 18-year-old Mikaylee Nairn, of St. Charles, was westbound on Larabee Street, east of 10th Avenue, at the same time a 2000 Honda TRX ATV operated by 38-year-old Joseph Lawyer, of St. Charles, was eastbound on the gravel road that had no road markings.

The SUV and ATV met at the crest of a hill and struck in an offset manner, causing Lawyer to be thrown from the ATV. He came to rest in the south ditch. The SUV continued to the west and came to rest on the west side of the road.

Joseph Lawyer was transported by Mercy Air Med to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. A report on his condition was not included in the Patrol’s accident report. Multiple agencies assisted at the accident scene.