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(UPDATE): Atlantic man injured in collision east of Wiota Saturday afternoon

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June 10th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

In an update to our earlier reports, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office said today an Atlantic man was transported by Anita Rescue to CCMH following an accident east of Wiota Saturday afternoon, on Highway 83. Authorities report 78-year old Terry McCoy, of Atlantic, was driving a 2010 Ford F-250 pickup and attempting to get around a tractor that was turning north off of Highway 83, when his vehicle struck the left front wheel of a 2017 John Deere tractor, driven by 43-year old Michael Plagman of Cumberland, who was not hurt. Following the collision, the pickup slid across the highway into the south ditch and came to rest on its top in the east ditch. McCoy was able to extricate himself from the pickup. He was subsequently cited for Unsafe Passing. Damage to the pickup was estimated at $10,000, while the tractor sustained $500 damage. The incident remains under investigation.