RURAL MASON CITY – A Britt man taken by ambulance to the hospital after an accident outside Mason City.
On Friday, July 13, 2018 at approximately 11:37 AM, Cerro Gordo County Sheriffs Deputies were dispatched to an injury accident at Highway 122 and Jonquil Ave. A 2014 Chrysler Town & Country Van driven by Nadine Drennan, age 80, of Clear Lake was eastbound on Highway 122 and turned north onto Jonquil Avenue when she pulled into the path of a westbound 2005 Jeep Liberty driven by Santiago Aguilar, age 64, of Britt, IA. The vehicles collided and the Jeep Liberty ended up on its side in the ditch. Aguilar was trapped in the vehicle and was extricated by the Clear Lake Fire Department. Mr. Aguilar was transported to Mercy Hospital by the Clear Lake Fire Medics. Both drivers were wearing their seatbelts.
Drennan said in the presence of an NIT reporter, “I pulled out (from Jonquil) and thought I had time. I was being cautious and was surprised that he hit me.”
The accident remains under investigation at this time.
The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Clear Lake Police Department, Clear Lake Fire Medics, Clear Fire Department, and Iowa State Patrol.
