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Fatal accident in Greene County, Monday evening

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June 28th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Scranton, Iowa) – A multi-vehicle chain reaction crash Monday evening in Greene County claimed the life of a woman from Carroll. The Iowa State Patrol, Tuesday, reported that a front seat passenger in one of the vehicles, 84-year-old Mary Ann Haberl, of Carroll, died in the crash. The drivers of two of the vehicles were injured.

The Patrol says the accident happened at around 5:34-p.m. on Highway 30 near Forest Avenue, northeast of Scranton. Vehicles driven by 88-year-old Donald Clayton Haberl, of Carroll, 17-year-old Harley Marie Smith, of Jefferson, and 63-year-old Becky Jo Wolf, of Scranton, were stopped on the highway due to road construction.

A 2003 Toyota Prius driven by 30-year-old Amy Marie Yager, of Coon Rapids, collided with the rear of Haberl’s 2019 Chevy Equinox, which then proceeded to hit the rear of a 2007 Ford Focus, driven by Smith. The impact pushed the Ford into rear of the 2018 Ford Explorer driven by Wolf.

Amy Yager and Donald Haberl was transported to the Greene County Medical Center by Greene County EMS. Each of the crash victims were wearing their seat belts. The accident remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office Office.