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Woman rear-ends couple in alleged drunk driving crash

PLYMOUTH, IOWA – A North Iowa woman allegedly rear-ended a couple who had stopped at a stop sign, and law enforcement suspects alcohol factored into the collision.

On the evening of November 4, 2016 around 8:15 PM, the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office and along with the Mason City Police Department investigated a two vehicle collision. Alexis Elizabeth Ballantyne, age 22 Plymouth, Iowa, was operating a black 2007 Ford Fusion which rear-ended a silver 2010 Nissan Rogue which was stopped at a stop sign in Plymouth. The 2010 silver Nissan was being operated by Richard Glenn Peshak, age 58 and the passenger was Debra Ann Peshak, age 55 also of Plymouth.  There was no word on any injuries in the crash.

Ballantyne is being held at the Cerro Gordo County Jail on $2,000.00 bond on charges of second-offense operating while intoxicated, open container, and failure to stop in safe and assured distance.

Alcohol was believed to be a factor during the investigation, the sheriff’s office said.

The Cerro Gordo County Sheriffs Department was assisted by the Mason City Police Department, and Plymouth Fire and Rescue.

This is Ballantyne’s second drunk driving incident in the Mason City area.

At about 1:30 AM on October 4, 2014, a Cerro Gordo deputy was sent to 12th Street NE and Florida Avenue to investigate a car that was in the ditch. An ambulance was summoned to come to that location, before the deputy alerted that the female driver, Ballantyne, was at the scene and uninjured. The car appeared, at first, to have rolled over, but then it was determined that it had only driven straight into the ditch. After an investigation, the officer surmised that Ballantyne was intoxicated and arrested her for drunk driving.  She was sentenced to 2 days in jail, given a year of probation, and ordered to pay $1,935.50 in fines and court fees.

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