CLEAR LAKE – A Clear Lake man was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after he put his Jeep in a ditch near Clear Lake.
On October 22, 2025, at 2:40 PM, the Cerro Gordo county sheriff’s office located a single vehicle accident at 235th Street and Dogwood Avenue, on the south shore area of Clear Lake, Iowa. The sheriff’s office says 85-year-old Gustav Erickson of Clear Lake was traveling southbound on Dogwood Avenue when he lost control in his 1999 Jeep Wrangler Sport and went into the ditch.
As a result, Erickson had minor injuries and was transported to Mercy One Hospital in Mason City by private vehicle for treatment.
The accident remains under investigation, the sheriff’s office says.