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Semi hits pickup truck in Pott. County, Saturday: 1 injured

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November 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A collision between a semi and a pickup truck Saturday morning in Pottawattamie County, resulted in the driver of the pickup suffering minor injuries. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened near Avoca at around 10:15-a.m., as a semi driven by Dick Meyers was pulling out of a farm drive to turn north onto 430th Street. The semi struck the rear of a northbound a 2012 Dodge Ram pickup, driven by James Ptacek

Ptacek was transported to Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Deputies cited Meyers for failure to yield while entering the roadway.