A single-vehicle accident Thursday morning in Pottawattamie County resulted in a couple from South Dakota being sent to the hospital. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2017 Buick Envision driven by 81 year old Robert D. Orcutt, of Volga, South Dakota, was south on Interstate 29 at around 11:36-a.m., and near exit 71, when the vehicle exited at a high rate of speed.

The Patrol says Orcutt believed the exit was part of I-29. Due to the excessive speed, the compact SUV couldn’t negotiate the curve and entered the south ditch. It struck a sign and a tree before coming to rest.

Robert Orcutt, and his passenger, 77-year old Joann Orcutt, also of Volga, SD, were taken by Crescent Rescue and LifeNet helicopter respectively, to the Nebraska Medicine Center in Omaha. Authorities say the couple were wearing their seat belts. There was no immediate word on their conditions.