Two Cass County employees were injured during a collision in dense fog this (Wednesday) morning. Iowa State Patrol Trooper Shelby McCreedy reports the crash happened west of Wiota at around 7:48-a.m. on Highway 83 (Whitepole Road) near 656th.

(McCreedy said 38-year-old Lora Kanning and 61-year-old Mitch Holmes, both of Anita, were traveling westbound. Kanning was driving a 2011 GMC Acadia. Holmes was driving a 2007 Jeep Wrangler. When Holmes stopped for a vehicle that was turning south off onto a gravel road, Kanning was unable to stop in time. Her vehicle struck the Jeep from behind, causing the Jeep to enter the north ditch where it rolled multiple times.)

Kanning and Holmes suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to Cass County Memorial Hospital by Cass County EMS and Anita Rescue. Trooper McCreedy said Kanning told investigators she could not see Holmes’ vehicle due to the fog, but the accident remained under investigation. Kanning was cited for Failure to Stop in Assured Clear Distance and Holmes was cited for Failure to Wear a Seat Belt.

Kanning is the Naturalist for Cass County Conservation, while Holmes is the Cass County Veterans Affairs Director. No County vehicles were involved in the accident.