3 injured after two-vehicle crash Monday in Floyd County
A 19-year-old was taken by Airmed following the crash.
Posted: May 11, 2021 6:26 AM
FLOYD COUNTY, Iowa - Three people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon.
The Iowa State Patrol said Elizabeth Schmidt, 19, of Charles City, Brandon Hummel, 35, of Riceville, and Joseph Holzer, 20, of Charles City, were all injured in the crash at 165th St. east of Highway 218 near Floyd.
The patrol said Schmidt was attempting to pass a road grader when a cloud of dust made visibility poor. That’s when the vehicles collided.
Schmidt was taken by Airmed while the other two were taken by ground ambulance.
markp2 weeks agoLast Updated: May 11, 2021
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle wreck about seven miles north of Charles City Monday afternoon.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2005 Chevy suburban driven by 19-year-old Elizabeth Schmidt of Charles City was westbound on Floyd County Road B33, near the Floyd Volunteer Fire Department, when she attempted to pass a road maintenance grader. A cloud of dust created by the road grader caused poor visibility and Smith was unable to see the eastbound 2015 Ford Edge driven by 35-year-old Brandon Hummel of Riceville and the two vehicles collided head on shortly before 2:30 p.m.
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