Three Injured in Linn County Head-on Collision

Three people were injured in a head-on collision in Linn County early Sunday.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says it happened on Highway 151 near Jordans Grove Road shortly before 5 am. Emergency personnel arrived on scene to discover a vehicle driven by 24-year old Jacob Hungate of Marion was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Highway 151 when he struck a northbound vehicle head-on.

Hungate, along with the driver of the northbound vehicle, 18-year old Haylee Bowser of Anamosa, and her passenger, 18-year old Lily Mathis of Cedar Rapids, were all transported to local hospitals for what was believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. 

Charges against Hungate are pending.

photos courtesy of Linn County Sheriff’s Office/X