Ticket trail catches up with Osage teen after Mason City smash-up sends two to hospital (PHOTOS)

MASON CITY — An Osage teenager who had already racked up a pair of speeding convictions and another recent traffic citation is facing more trouble after police say she failed to stop at a Mason City intersection Tuesday and slammed into a woman who had the right of way, sending both drivers to the hospital.

The Aug. 18, 2026, wreck unfolded at the intersection of 6th Street SW, South Adams Avenue and Highway 122.

Mason City Police Chief Mike McKelvey told NIT that Allison Badker, 17, of Osage, was driving a 2012 Honda Accord southbound toward the intersection.

Badker faced a stop sign.

Police say she failed to stop before entering the intersection safely.

At the same time, Deborah Colville, 69, of Mason City, was traveling eastbound through the intersection in a 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe. Colville faced no traffic control and had the right of way, according to police.

The front of Badker’s Honda collided with the front driver’s side of Colville’s SUV.

Both vehicles were disabled and had to be towed.

Badker and Colville each complained of pain following the crash and were transported by the Mason City Fire Department to Mercy to be checked out.

Police ticketed Badker for failure to obey a stop sign and yield the right of way and for failure to use a safety belt.

Tuesday’s crash was the latest in a rapid-fire series of traffic troubles involving the teenage driver.

Iowa court records reviewed by NIT show Badker has been cited in four separate Cerro Gordo County traffic incidents in only 22 days.

The ticket trail began July 28 when a Cerro Gordo County sheriff’s deputy cited Badker for speeding 6 to 10 mph over the limit.

Badker pleaded guilty. Court records show she was assessed a $55 fine, $55 in court costs and an $8.25 surcharge, for a total of $118.25. The entire amount has been paid.

Just six days later, she was caught speeding again.

On Aug. 3, an Iowa State Patrol trooper cited Badker for another 6-to-10-mph-over speeding violation.

Badker pleaded guilty to that ticket as well. She was again ordered to pay a $55 fine, $55 in court costs and an $8.25 surcharge, totaling another $118.25.

That bill also has been paid in full.

Combined, the two speeding convictions cost Badker $236.50.

But the traffic encounters did not stop there.

On Aug. 12, Mason City police cited Badker for failure to stop within an assured clear distance. That allegation remained pending in court records reviewed by NIT.

Six days later came Tuesday’s smash-up.

Police say Badker entered the 6th Street and Adams Avenue intersection despite the stop sign and collided with Colville, who had the right of way.

The crash left both vehicles disabled and sent both drivers to Mercy for medical evaluation.

In barely three weeks, Badker’s traffic record now includes two speeding convictions, a pending allegation of failing to stop within an assured clear distance, and the stop-sign and seat-belt citations stemming from Tuesday’s injury collision.

The Aug. 12 allegation and the citations arising from Tuesday’s wreck remained unresolved in the court records reviewed by NIT. Those allegations have not been proven in court.