(Neola, Iowa) – The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports one person was injured during one of two crashes Wednesday morning. The first accident happened at around 4:52-a.m. on Interstate 80 westbound, near mile marker 19. Authorities say a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by Emilio Lucio Guerra, of Des Moines, went out of control due a possible deer on the road. The truck rolled over, and blocked the left lane of travel.

Soon afterward, a 2013 GMC Sierra pickup driven by Larry Wineland, of Underwood,  broadsided the rolled over semi. A third collision occurred when a 2007 Chevy Monte Carlo, driven by Michael Carroll, of Avoca, rear-ended the pickup truck.

All vehicles became disabled. Michael Carroll was transported by Underwood Rescue to Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, to be treated for his injuries. Guerra was cited for Failure to Maintain Control. Damage to the pickup and car amounted to $40,000 altogether.

At around 4:50-a.m., also on westbound I-80, Chad Ira, of Altoona, was driving a 2017 tractor-trailer. When he saw the overturned semi on the roadway, he stopped his truck in the right lane. A 2019 Freightliner semi driven by Jeremy Ryan, of Omaha, was unable to stop in time, and struck the rear of the other semi, causing a total of $60,000 damage.  Ryan was transported by Neola Rescue to Jennie Edmundson for treatment. No citations were issued.