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UPDATE: Woman injured during runaway pickup chase

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April 27th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Atlantic, Iowa) – An adult female was injured this (Wednesday) morning in Atlantic, during an incident involving her pickup truck. Atlantic Police Chief Devin Hogue says the accident happened at around 10:55-a.m. on 18th Street, between Crest Drive and Oak Street. He said contrary to the initial dispatch report, it was more of a runaway vehicle as opposed to a collision.

He said the was no collision that resulted in someone being hit, as previously dispatched and reported. The owner was transported to the Cass County Hospital by Cass EMS to be checked out and treated for injuries, as needed. Her name was not immediately released.

Chief Hogue said both vehicles sustained damage, but a dollar estimated amount was not immediately available.