(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol reports two separate accidents Thursday in eastern Iowa resulted in injuries to three people. A little before 8-a.m., Thursday, a pickup truck driven by 15-year-old James J. Denning, of Houghton, was traveling east on Lee County Road 103 out of West Point, when a pedestrian, 65-year-old Jayme Boeding, of West Point, crossed the road near 2431 County Road 103, to get to his mailbox.

When Boeding failed to see the approaching pickup truck approaching from the west, he was struck by the vehicle in the eastbound lane of travel. Boeding was transported by helicopter to the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics. A report on his condition was not released.

And, at around 4:15-p.m., Thursday, the drivers of two vehicles involved in a collision in Louisa County were transported to the hospital, after one of the drivers – 74-year-old Sharon Jennings, of Mount Union (IA), failed to obey a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 78 east and M Avenue, southeast of Morning Sun. Jennings’ 2011 Honda 4-door collided with a 2014 Ford pickup driven by 14-year-old Zane Veach, of Wapello. Both vehicles came to rest in the southeast ditch.

Both drivers were wearing their seat belts. Jennings was transported by helicopter to UIHC. Veach was transported by private vehicle to a local hospital. The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office, Wapello Rescue & 1st Responders, Morning Sun Fire, Wapello Ambulance and Med Force.