Two people were injured in separate Adair County accidents, Wednesday. The Iowa State Patrol reports 22-year-old Jeffrey Kempf, of Harrison, Ohio, suffered minor injuries when the semi he was driving struck a cable barrier, overturned and came to rest in the median. The crash happened on Interstate 80 eastbound about two-miles west of Stuart, at around 7:30-a.m.  Authorities say Kempf was driving a 2020 Freightliner when he fell asleep at the wheel.

The second accident happened at around 12:20-p.m. on I-80 eastbound about a mile east of the Menlo exit. The Patrol says a 2018 Ford Transit Van driven by 57-year-old Tammy Brock, of Cleveland, OH, and a 2004 Ford E-450 driven by 57-year-old Lee McCleary, of Vernon, AZ, were traveling eastbound near mile marker 89, as traffic was slowing to accommodate a lane closure near mile marker 91.

A 2011 Honda CRV being towed behind the Ford was struck by the van. Both vehicles came to rest in the right lane of I-80 at about the 89.6 mile marker. Tammy Brock was transported by Stuart Rescue to Iowa Methodist in Des Moines. Adair County Sheriff’s Deputies, Stuart Rescue and Adair Rescue assisted at the scene.

The injured drivers in both accidents were wearing their seat belts.