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Red Oak woman injured in Pott. County chase/crash

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November 6th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

A pursuit on Interstate 29 in Pottawattamie County Thursday night, ended with a crash and a Montgomery County woman being injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2010 Mazda MZ-6 driven by 21-year old Alexa Raye Prichard, of Red Oak, was actively attempting to elude law enforcement while traveling west on I-29 at the 53-mile marker, when the car went out of control and entered the north ditch.

The vehicle rolled several times, causing Prichard to the ejected. She was not wearing a seat belt. The accident happened at around 9:36-p.m.

The Patrol says Prichard was transported by Council Bluffs Rescue to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she was reported to be critical condition. The accident remains under investigation.