(Lewis, Iowa) – One person was injured during a single-vehicle, rollover accident east of Oakland this (Tuesday) morning, near the Cass-Pottawattamie County line. Griswold Fire & Rescue, Cass EMS, the Iowa State Patrol and Sheriff’s Deputies from Cass & Pottawattamie Counties responded to the scene. According to a report from the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, a 2022 Ford Edge SUV driven by 74-year-old Linda Ann Jahnke, was traveling east on Highway 6 at around 9:09-a.m., near 510th Street, when according to Jahnke, she felt her vehicle move. When she attempted to correct the SUV’s course, it entered the south ditch and struck a large mound of dirt, causing the vehicle to roll several times through a fence and land on it’s passenger side in a field.

When the vehicle rolled, all of its airbags deployed. Jahnke called 9-1-1 from the vehicle, telling authorities she was hanging sideways from her seat belt, but was unable to unhook it. When a Pott. County Deputy arrived on the scene, a State Trooper and another deputy were attempting to remove the SUV’s windshield to extricate the woman. The arriving deputy entered the SUV through the rear hatch and held Jahnke up until rescue arrived to assist in removing the woman.

Jahnke was transported by helicopter from the scene to Nebraska Medicine. The owner of the field/fence (Colby Schueman), was notified about the accident and damage. Authorities said Jahnke will be issued a citation for failure to maintain control.