CHICKASAW COUNTY – A Mason City state trooper was hurt in an auto accident in Chickasaw county Friday afternoon.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident took place Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:50 PM on US Highway 63 in Chickasaw county, south of 150th Street. Iowa state trooper Shawn Wuchter of Mason City was northbound on Highway 63 in his 2017 Dodge Charge following a 2015 Kia Optima driven by 23-year-old Riley Maas of Ottumwa, Iowa. Maas began to perform a u-turn as Wuchter initiated a traffic stop. As a result, Wuchter’s Charger struck the Kia broadside into the driver side door.
Both men were taken to area hospitals for treatment for undisclosed injuries. The crash is under investigation.
Assisting the Iowa State Patrol were the New Hampton Fire Department and the Chickasaw County Sheriff.
