Des Moines trucker injured in Adair County crash
April 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson
A truck driver from Des Moines was injured when the semi he was driving rolled over off of Interstate 80 in Adair County, Tuesday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 47-year old Martin Spooner, who was wearing his seat belt, was transported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines by Stuart Rescue. A report on his condition was not released.
The accident happened when the 2013 Volvo semi Spooner was driving left eastbound I-80 at around 2:20-p.m. The semi, registered to Decker Trucking out of Ft. Dodge, entered the south ditch and rolled over, coming to rest on its top.
The accident remains under investigation.