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Camper self-destructs, causes Union County accident

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May 14th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – An accident Sunday afternoon on eastbound Highway 34 in Union County caused an estimated total $7,000 damage, but no one was injured. According to the Union County Sheriff’s Department, 59-year-old Michael Joe Podliska, of Ottumwa, was driving a 2023 GMC Acadia SUV that was pulling a camper trailer. When Podliska went to pass a vehicle, the camper blew apart and hit both sides of the SUV. The top of the camper came apart and separated from the bottom part of the trailer.

Authorities say Podliska was able to drive away. The camper and trailer were later picked-up, and towed away.