The Iowa State Patrol says a truck driver from Michigan was cited following an investigation into an accident Monday morning on Interstate 80, in Adair County. Officials say 64-year old Franklin LeRoy Voss, of Port Austin, MI., was cited for Failure to Maintain Control, after the 2009 tractor-trailer he was driving left I-80 westbound near the 88-mile marker, at around 8-a.m., Monday.

The semi, registered to Stageline Express, of Coopersville, MI, entered the median and hit a cable guardrail, which stopped the rig and became entangled beneath the tractor and trailer. Voss was not injured during the accident, but a passenger in the cab, 45-year old Gregory Lynn Harris, suffered minor injuries. He refused transportation to the hospital.

Damage from the accident amounted to $8,500.

In a follow-up to our story earlier this week, officials say a truck driver from California was cited for Failure to Maintain Control and Failure to Move over for a Patrol Car, following an investigation into Monday’s crash on Interstate 80 in Adair County, that sent a State Patrol Trooper to the hospital. In information released late Tuesday, the Patrol said 59-year old Michael Patrick O’Hara, of Hesperia, CA, was cited.

O’Hara, who was driving a 2013 Volvo semi registered to Hill Brothers Transportation, of Omaha, was traveling west in the right hand lane of I-80 area around 10:17-a.m. Monday, when he became distracted, looked up and saw traffic in front of him slowing for an earlier accident being covered by Iowa State Patrol Trooper Todd Granner. O’Hara slammed on his brakes, which caused the semi to lose control.

The rig crossed both lanes of traffic and struck the left rear corner of Granner’s 2009 Ford Crown Victoria cruiser, which was parked in the left, westbound lane of traffic with its emergency lights activated. After the cruiser was hit, the semi struck a cable guard rail and came to rest in the median. The accident happened near the 89.2-mile marker.

Trooper Granner was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital to be checked for injuries before being released. Damage from the crash amounted to $11,000.

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for three suspects in connection with a home invasion, robbery and assault that happened Tuesday night. According to Sgt. Dave Dawson with the Council Bluffs P-D, at around 9:40-p.m., three black males of unknown age, entered a residence at 2404 7th Avenue, through an unlocked back door. All of the suspects wore masks. Two of the men had a handgun and rifle, while the third was brandishing a “billy club.”

The suspects found 56-year old Beverly Breeden in her bedroom. One of the men held a rifle to her head. The other suspects entered a separate bedroom, where they found 18-year old Taylor Shew, of Council Bluffs, and a 16-year old female.

One of the suspects held a gun to the juvenile’s forehead and then began to assault her while at the same time demanding money. The teen was later treated for minor head and rib injuries at at hospital in Council Bluffs. Shew complied with the suspects’ orders, and handed them his wallet. The three armed men then fled the area in a brown Dodge Durango with unknown plates.  If you have any information pertaining to the crime, call Crime Stoppers at 712-328-7867.

Two men from Red Oak were arrested Tuesday on separate charges. According to Red Oak Police, 22-year old Cody Dean Johnson was arrested at around 6:40-p.m. in the 100 block of West Valley Street, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. Johnson was being held without bond, in the Montgomery County Jail.

And, at around 3:45-p.m. Tuesday, Red Oak Police arrested 23-year old Ty Andrew Chandler, of Red Oak, on charges of Eluding and Trespassing. Chandler was being held in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on $1,300 bond.

Jurors in the case of a Pottawattamie County man accused of killing a rural Cass County woman, will hear opening statements in less than two weeks. The Daily NonPareil reports the trial for Robert A. Reynolds Jr. is scheduled to begin on July 22nd. The 63-year old has plead not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of 64-year old Patricia Kinkade-Dorsey.