WATERLOO – A young Ackley man who law enforcement described as “mentally challenged” crashed a stolen car after a pursuit.
Saturday morning around 8:00 AM, a state trooper initiated a pursuit of a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer driven by 18-year-old Tanner, James Stewart of Ackley, Iowa on Hudson Road in Cedar Falls. During the course o the pursuit, it was discovered by law enforcement that the vehicle had been taken without the consent of the owner and that Stewart is “mentally challenged”.
Iowa State Patrol then terminated the pursuit for safety reasons. Soon thereafter, the vehicle rolled and overturned into a ditch near Hudson, Iowa.
Stewart was injured and taken by ambulance to Covenant Hospital in Waterloo with undisclosed injuries.