What we know about man charged in crash that killed Dallas County woman Des Moines Register
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Authorities say a habitual drunken driver from Council Bluffs caused the crash Feb. 2 near Perry that killed a Minburn woman and critically injured her 7-year-old son.
Stephen Wink, 53, was driving south on J Avenue, also known as County Road P58, when he crossed over into the northbound lane and hit Danyel Hardisty s car head-on, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
Hardisty, 39, was killed and her son, Javen Sorenson, is being treated at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City for a head injury, two broken legs and other injuries.
“He’s got two broken legs and his internal organs are a mess. He’s got brain swelling so they had to drill a hole in his skull so that wouldn’t kill him,” Mallicoat said. “He’s in a lot of pain. But he’s one hell of a trooper.”
The Iowa State Patrol said in a news release that Hardisty was driving north on J Avenue, also known as County Road P58, when Wink crossed over into the northbound lane and hit her car head-on. Impairment is believed to have played a part in the crash, the release said.
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By - Associated Press - Wednesday, February 10, 2021
PERRY, Iowa (AP) - A western Iowa man faces several charges after investigators say he caused a crash earlier this month that killed a Minburn woman and seriously injured her 7-year-old son.
Stephen Wink, 53, of Council Bluffs, has been charged with driving while barred, driving with a revoked license, driving under suspension and having an open container of alcohol in his vehicle, Des Moines television station KCCI reported.
A crash report by the Iowa State Patrol says Wink was driving the night of Feb. 2 when his vehicle crossed the center line on a road south of Perry and crashed head-on into a vehicle driven by Danyel Hardisty, 39, who died at the scene.
1 dead, 2 injured in Dallas County head-on crash Share Updated: 11:02 AM CST Feb 3, 2021 lights Share Updated: 11:02 AM CST Feb 3, 2021 The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office says one person is dead and two others were injured in a head-on crash Tuesday night.Deputies said the crash happened at approximately 9:39 p.m. in the 15000 block of J Avenue, south of Perry. The Iowa State Patrol reports 53-year-old Stephen Joseph Wink, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta south along J Avenue when he crossed over the center line and struck a northbound 2001 Toyota Echo driven by 39-year-old Danyel Denise Hardisty, of rural Minburn. When rescue crews arrived, they found Hardisty dead at the scene. A 7-year-old child inside Hardisty’s vehicle was transported to Blank Children’s Hospital for serious injuries. Deputies said the child’s condition is not known at this time.Deputies said Wink was transported to Methodist Hospital in Des Moi
Updated: 10:03 AM CST February 3, 2021
PERRY, Iowa Impairment is suspected in a Tuesday evening crash that killed one just south of Perry, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
53-year-old Joseph Wink was driving south on County Highway P58 when he crossed into the northbound lane crashing into and killing 40-year-old Danyel Hardisty of Minburn.
A 7-year-old passenger was injured in the crash and transported to Blank Children Hospital.
Stay with Local 5 for further updates on this ongoing investigation.
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