(In an update to our earlier report) A Florida man was listed in serious condition this (Monday) morning, after the tent he occupied was struck by a pickup truck Sunday morning, in Fremont County. Lt. Mike Miller with the Iowa State Patrol told KJAN News 67-year old James A. Foley, of Middleburg, FL., was transported by helicopter to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, for treatment. Foley was in a tent on the 59er Motel and campgrounds in Shenandoah, when it was hit by a 1996 Ford F-250 pickup driven by 55-year old Danny T. Cardin, of Homer, Louisiana.

The accident happened at around 11:35-a.m., Sunday. The Patrol says the pickup was traveling down a private drive when it struck the tent Foley occupied, and dragged the tent, with Foley inside, underneath the truck, for about 50-feet. Cardin continued to drive his truck until he parked it at his campsite.  Miller said Foley was not a RAGBRAI rider, but may have been a vendor for the event, although that was not for certain.

Lt. Miller said Cardin was being held in the Fremont County Jail on charges that include Leaving the Scene of a Serious Injury Accident and Serious Injury by Motor vehicle. Those charges could be upgraded, depending on Foley’s status at the hospital. Miller said alcohol was suspected as a cause of the accident.