(Rural Union County, Iowa) – A man from Taylor County suffered possible, unknown injuries during an accident Saturday evening in Union County. The Sheriff’s Office reports 54-year-old Mitchell Louis Bond, of Sharpsburg, was driving a 1999 Dodge pickup southbound on the High and Dry Road, when, according to Bond, he saw a deer in the middle of the road. Bond said when he swerved to avoid hitting the animal, he crashed his vehicle into the east ditch, causing front end damage.

A Deputy who questioned Bond discovered the man was under the influence of alcohol. He reportedly had bloodshot, watery eyes and the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person. Bond consented to testing and a Data Master Test, the results of which indicated a Breath Alcohol Content (BAC) of .287%, or more than three-times the legal limit of .08%.

No citations were issued.

(Mongtomery County, Iowa) – A traffic stop northeast of Elliott at around 4:05-a.m. today (Sunday), resulted in the arrest on drug charges, of a man from Adams County. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports Deputies conducted the traffic stop on 100th Street and O Avenue. As a result of an investigation, 43-year-old Joshua James M. Mullen, of Corning, was arrested for Possession of Methamphetamine/3rd offense, a Class-D Felony, and Interference with Official Acts, a Simple Misdemeanor.

Mullen was transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $5,000. Red Oak Police and the Cass County (IA) Sheriff’s Department assisted during the traffic stop.

In an update to our previous posted reports, the Iowa State Patrol says three people were injured during a head-on collision this (Saturday) afternoon, northeast of Lewis. They were identified as 24-year-old Shane D. Dunkeson, of Elliott, 19-year-old Trinity N. Ericksen, of Lewis, and 18-year-old Ty W. Eblen, of Cumberland.

Photo courtesy Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Quist

The Patrol says the accident happened at around 1:30-p.m. A 1995 Ford Ranger pickup driven by Dunkeson was traveling east on Nishna Valley Road, at the same time a 2014 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by Eblen was traveling west, approaching 550th Street. The pickups collided head-on when the Ranger was on the left side of the center of the road, for reasons unknown. The crash remains under investigation.

Shane Dunkeson was transported by LifeFlight to the UNMC in Omaha. Trinity Ericksen was transported by Cass EMS to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, and Eblen was transported to CCMH by private vehicle.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Griswold Rescue, Lewis Fire and Rescue, Unity Point Lifeflight and Cass EMS.

(Cass County, Iowa) – Rescue crews from Lewis and Griswold, as well as Cass EMS, were dispatched to the scene of a head-on crash north of Lewis, at around 1:30-p.m., today (Saturday). The crash occurred near Iranistan, or 550th and Nishna Valley Road. Early reports indicated one male was trapped in his vehicle with leg or ankle injuries. A second person was more critically hurt and unresponsive. (Photos courtesy Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Quist)

Two helicopters were initially requested. One was LifeFlight out of Audubon.

(Update 2-p.m.): Two people in a Ford Ranger were among those injured. The male was flown from the scene by helicopter to a trauma center, while a female was transported by ambulance to Cass Health in Atlantic. A third person was said to be transported to the hospital by private vehicle.

Medical Helicopter transported one of the accident victims from CCMH to a trauma center.

The agencies responding to the accident were; the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Cass County Drone Team, Iowa State Patrol, The Iowa State Patrol Traffic Investigation Unit, Cass EMS, Lifeflight, Griswold Fire and Rescue, and Lewis Fire and Rescue.

The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.