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Injury accident in Council Bluffs Sept. 1st

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September 2nd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department report a two-vehicle hit-and-run crash occurred at around 8:51-p.m., Friday, near the S. Expressway and 30th Avenue. The suspect vehicle was described as being a red, Dodge Charger. At around 8:52-p.m., another hit-and-run crash occurred near the S. Expressway and 23rd Avenue, involving the same Dodge Charger.

The suspect vehicle continued northbound at a high rate of speed before losing control and colliding with a tree near the 600 block of S.  6th Street. A 3-year-old boy was pulled from the vehicle by responding police officers, and appeared to be unharmed. The female driver of the car was alive, but unresponsive. Both were transported to an area trauma center.

The case remains under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit. Names were being withheld at the time of the police report. Anyone with information about the incident(s) are encouraged to call 712-328-4948.