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Teen dies from injuries in a Webster County crash last week (Delayed report)

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November 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Rural Badger, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol has released information with regard to a fatal accident that occurred last week, in Webster County. Authorities say a 2014 RAM pickup driven by 37-year-old Logan Christensen, of Eagle Grove, was westbound on 110th Street northeast of Badger at around 3:42-p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 22nd), at the same time a 2014 Toyota sedan driven by 33-year-old Sara Sanga, of Hardy (IA) was traveling northbound on Union Avenue.

When Christensen failed to stop at the posted intersection, his pickup hit the car. Both vehicles came to rest in a ditch northwest of the intersection. A passenger in Toyota, 13-year Kyle Hilbert, of Hardy, died from his injuries. Sara Sanga and Logan Christensen were injured in the crash. Sanga was transported by LifeFlight to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.  Christensen was transported to Trinity Hospital by Ft. Dodge EMS. All of the crash victims were wearing their seat belts.

Kyle Hilbert was a seventh-grade student at the Humboldt Middle School. Humboldt Community School District Superintendent Jim Murray said multiple counselors were expected to be available to students and staff today (Monday), at the middle school.

The Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Webster County Sheriff’s Dept., Webster County EMS and Medical Examiner, along with the Thor and Badger Fire Departments.