A collision on Interstate 80 Sunday morning in Pottawattamie County, claimed the life of a man from Nebraska and resulted in a woman being injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2004 Toyota 4Runner pulling a camper, and a 2015 Ford F350 & camper, were both traveling eastbound about a mile west of Shelby, when the Toyota, driven by 66-year-old Andrea J. Barge, of Oshkosh, NE, went out of control as it was traveling in the left lane.

The SUV/camper struck the pickup/camper, which was in the right lane, and driven by 31-year-old Benjamin J. MIller, of Lennox, SD. The pickup and camper went into the south ditch and came to rest. The SUV/Camper spun and came to rest on the driver’s side, partially in the right lane and south shoulder, facing southwest. The accident happened at around 10:54-a.m.

Andrea Barge – who wore her seat belt – was injured and transported by Shelby Rescue to Myrtue Medical Center, in Harlan. Her passenger, 72-year-old Delbert E. Barge, of North Platte, NE, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Benjamin Miller was not injured.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Three people were arrested Sunday, in Montgomery County. Red Oak Police report 35-year-old Cody Allen Keith Tunnel, of Red Oak, was arrested at around 10:20-a.m. for Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree, for allegedly damaging a windshield. He was taken into custody and held in the Montgomery County Jail on $1,000 bond.

And, at around 7:16-a.m. Sunday, Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested 38-year-old Garret Allen Horgdal, and 38-year-old Jannelle Marie Davis, both of Henderson. They were taken into custody on valid U.S. Marshals warrants. Horgdal was wanted for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Davis was wanted for making False Statements during the purchase of a firearm, and Sale or transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person.

Horgdal and Davis were being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

(Corning, Iowa) – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports four recent arrests. On Saturday (May 28th), the Sheriff’s Office received a call about a man laying on the road at 220th Street and Fig Avenue in rural Adams County. Upon further investigation, 50-year-old James Ross Woods was arrested for Public Intoxication. He was transported to the Adams County Jail and held on a $300 bond. And, a little after 11-p.m. Saturday, Deputies responded to a call about another man sitting on the road, this time at 1801 Quincy Street, in Corning. 38-year-old David Christopher Yazell was arrested for Public Intoxication. His bond was also set at $300.

On May 23rd, at around 5:34-a.m., Adams County Deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle speeding 78 mph in a 55 mph zone on Highway 34, near the intersection with Dogwood. The driver, identified as Caleb Driggers, of Omaha, was arrested for Driving While Revoked and No SR-22 insurance. He was also cited for speeding. Driggers was held in the Adams County Jail on a $1,300 bond.

And, on May 19th at around 5:03-p.m., Adams County Deputies saw 34-year-old Sunita Phipps, of Creston, enter a black Jeep Grand Cherokee, and begin driving. At the intersection of Corning Carl Road and John Street, Deputies initiated a traffic stop and ended-up placing Phipps under arrest for Driving While Suspended, Interference with Official Acts, Failure to Provide Insurance (SR-22 required), along with other traffic violations. Phipps was transported to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.

**Any potential charges identified above are merely allegations, and and any defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.**

An accident involving a motorcycle trike in Montgomery County, Saturday morning, left the operator seriously injured and his passenger dead. Both were from Stanton. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2018 Harley Davidson operated by 66-year-old Wendell Keith Gourley was westbound on Highway 34 at around 10:10-a.m., when a gust of wind pushed the trike off the road to the right. The cycle collided with a cable barrier and six barrier posts before it rolled onto its top.

Wendell Gourley and his passenger, 66-year-old Jeannie Marie Schomburg-Gourley, were ejected from the motorcycle. She died at the scene. Wendell Gourley was transported by Air Med to the UNMC in Omaha. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management assisted the Patrol at the scene.