GRUNDY COUNTY – This Northern Iowa man decided to flee an attempted traffic stop, and after he crashed his stolen Dodge Ram 1500, his next two stops were a hospital and a jail cell.
A high-speed pursuit through Grundy County ended in a wreckage and an arrest on March 13, 2026, after a teenager allegedly led authorities on a chase in a stolen pickup truck. The incident began when law enforcement received a report of a stolen vehicle traveling eastbound on US Highway 20. Officers successfully located the vehicle near the Exit 187 interchange, but when they attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the driver refused to pull over, sparking a dangerous pursuit.
The driver, identified as 18-year-old Landon Shivers of Moorland, Iowa, continued to flee from authorities in a 2012 Dodge Ram 1500. The chase reached a violent conclusion at Exit 215 near Dike, Iowa, when Shivers attempted to navigate the off-ramp at a high rate of speed. The young driver lost control of the truck, causing the vehicle to crash near the interchange.
Despite the severity of the impact, which required the Dodge Ram to be towed from the scene by Rasmusson Towing, Shivers escaped the wreckage with what officials described as minor injuries. Dike Fire and EMS responded to the scene to provide medical assistance, and Shivers was subsequently transported by Dike Ambulance to MercyOne Waterloo for evaluation.
The medical reprieve was short-lived, however. Immediately following his release from the hospital, Shivers was taken into law enforcement custody. Records indicate he was booked into the Grundy County Jail at 2:12 AM on March 13, 2026, where he remains held. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the operation and the subsequent investigation at the crash site. While the immediate physical danger has passed, Shivers now faces a mounting list of legal repercussions stemming from the theft and the pursuit that followed.
Would you like me to keep an eye on the Grundy County court docket for his initial appearance and the specific list of charges filed?