Two people were injured in a collision in Fayette County on Friday morning.
In a press release issued Monday, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office says they received a 911 call of a two-vehicle accident on Highway 3 near Alberta Road, about five miles southeast of Arlington, shortly after 6 am.
The Sheriff’s Office says 66-year old Frank Goedken of Lamont stopped at a red traffic light along a construction site on Highway 3 when a car rear-ended his pickup truck.
Both vehicles were totaled in the crash. Goedken was injured and transported to Regional Medical Center in Manchester.
The driver of the car, 20-year old Jayden Rouse of Maynard, was injured and transported by a personal vehicle to MercyOne Hospital in Oelwein.
Rouse was cited for Failure to Stop Within an Assured Clear Distance.
Strawberry Point Ambulance, the Strawberry Point Fire Department and the Iowa State Patrol assisted the Sheriff’s Office at the scene.
photo courtesy of Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
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