DICKINSON COUNTY – Two North Iowans were hurt when a pickup truck driver tries to pass another pickup and ended up rolling three times into a ditch.
On January 30, 2022 at approximately 11:25 am, the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of 220th St and 230th. When deputies arrived on scene it was determined that both vehicles involved had been traveling westbound on 220th Street when 21-year-old Jeremiah Patten from Spirit Lake who was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 attempted to pass Ashford Williamson who was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD. Both vehicles collided causing’s Patten’s vehicle to lose control and enter the northwest ditch and rolling at least 3 times before coming to rest on the trucks passenger side. Patten was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from his vehicle through his driver’s window. Patten’s passenger 19 yr. old Kiela Pohl who also was not wearing a seatbelt sustained suspected incapacitating injuries to her right leg.
Patten received non-incapacitating injuries and both were transported to LRH by ambulance. Williamson was uninjured.
The accident remains under investigation by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office
The Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Milford Police Department, Milford Fire/Rescue, Iowa DNR, Lakes Regional Ambulance and the Dickinson County Communications Center.
