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Crash in south central IA sends 3 to the hospital Sunday morning

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August 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Osceola, Iowa) – A collision in south central Iowa late Sunday morning resulted in three people in a van being sent to area hospitals. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened on Interstate 35 southbound near mile-marker 28, at around 11-a.m., Sunday.

The Patrol says a 2005 Buick Terraza van driven by 61-year-old David Ratliff, of Des Moines, sideswiped a southbound 2020 Peterbilt semi,  before the van swerved into the median and rolled several times. The semi, driven by 33-year-old Matthew Cronk, of Burlington Junction, MO, pulled-off onto the shoulder of the road.

David Ratliff, and his passengers, 36-year-old Nicole Tenborg and 39-year-old Jonathan Tenborg, both of Des Moines, were injured in the crash. Ratliff and Jonathan Tenborg were transported to Methodist Hospital in Des Moines by Clarke County EMS. Nicole Tenborg was transported to the Clarke County Hospital, also by Clarke County EMS.

The driver of the semi was not injured.