*Updated with driver information and accident details*

Westbound traffic on Interstate 80 in Cass County was impeded this (Saturday) morning and early afternoon by a tractor-trailer rollover accident at the 68-mile marker (Between Anita and Wiota). The accident happened at around 11:20-a.m. The Iowa State Patrol says 47-year old Piotr Brzozowski of Carol Stream, IL was traveling westbound on I-80 when he became distracted while driving. The 2007 Volvo semi he was driving went off the road into the north ditch.

When Brzozowski overcorrected, he caused the semi to flip onto it’s right side. The rig slid on its side and came to rest blocking both lanes of westbound traffic. The road was blocked for roughly two hours. Brzozowski was wearing his seatbelt but was transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital by Medevac for unspecified injuries. He was cited for failure to maintain control.