(Red Oak, Iowa) – A semi tractor-trailer’s mechanical issues resulted in a an SUV being struck by pieces of the trailer’s brake shoes. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports the driver of the semi, Jorge Urizar, of Bakersfield, CA, told deputies that he lost the set of dual tires on the trailer. He stopped and picked them up before continuing west on Highway 34.

While back on the road, the brake shoes fell off of the axle of the semi’s trailer, and damaged a 2020 Jeep Wagoneer, driven by Brandon Bennett, of Arlington, WA. The accident happened at around 4:30-p.m. The SUV sustained disabling damage. Urizar was cited for Driving or Towing an Unsafe Vehicle. No injuries were reported.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted by Red Oak Police.