(Updated) 3 injured in a northern IA crash Friday evening
November 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson
(Franklin County, Iowa) [updated 12:11-p.m., to include the just released name of the 3rd crash victim] – Three people were injured during an accident Friday evening in northern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 6:20-p.m. Friday, on Interstate 35 south, near mile-marker 162.
Authorities say a 2015 Buick Encore driven by 62-year-old James Coombes, of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, struck a deer in the left southbound lane, before the vehicle pulled into the right southbound lane. The Buick was rear-ended by a 2013 KIA Rio, being driven by 26-year-old Jacob Hernandez, of Mankato, MN.
Following the collision, the KIA came to rest in the median, and the Buick came to rest in the right-hand lane on I-35 southbound. Both drivers and a passenger in the KIA, 26-year-old Katelyn Redmond, of Mankato, suffered serious injuries. Coombes was transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. Redmond and Hernandez were taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Mason City.
All three were wearing their seat belts.