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Wheel/tire fly off an SUV and strike a pickup truck in Union County – No injuries

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January 29th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A wheel/tire from an SUV sheered off at the lugs Sunday evening in Union County, and struck a pickup truck. The Union County Sheriff’s Office says a 2006 Jeep Liberty driven by 24-year-old Brock Bucy, of Osceola, was traveling eastbound on Highway 34 when the incident occurred at around 7:20-p.m.

The wheel and tire hit a 2014 F-150 pickup that was traveling westbound, and being driven by 61-year-old David Gaffney, of Essex. Gaffney wasn’t hurt, but his pickup was declared a total loss (estimated damage $5,000). The Jeep sustained $1,500 damage.