Posted October 25, 2023 10:26am
(KAIR)--A Tuesday morning, two vehicle crash involving two drivers from Horton sent one to the hospital.
According to a release from Brown County Sheriff John Merchant, his Deputies responded to the crash site, on U.S. Highway 73 at K-20, where they discovered that a pickup truck, driven by Tara Speer, of Horton, was turning north on K20 when she was struck from behind by a car.
The driver of the car, Sirena Wahquahbashkuk, suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash, and was transported to Amberwell Hiawatha by Hiawatha Town and Country for treatment.
Merchant, in the release, says both drivers were buckled up when the wreck happened shortly after 7:45 Tuesday morning.
Iowa Police assisted at the scene.
Merchant also credits the response time of Everest First Responders, who he says were immediately on the scene of the wreck.