PLYMOUTH COUNTY, Iowa (KTIV) – A two-vehicle accident killed two people and sent two others to the hospital late Saturday night.
On Saturday, at 10:30 p.m. The Iowa State Patrol responded to an accident that took place at the intersection of K-22 and County Road C-12 west of Craig.
Iowa State Patrol says 43-year-old Julio Ceasar Pena of Le Mars, in a 2000 Chevrolet pickup truck was traveling east on C12. Authorities say Ceasar Pena failed to stop at the rural intersection of K-22 and was struck by a southbound vehicle.
Troopers say Ceasar Pena’s vehicle was struck by a private ambulance service, which was transporting 94-year-old John Ernest Petty of Elk Point, South Dakota with non-threatening injuries southbound on K-22.
State officials say Cesar Pena and Petty were pronounced deceased on scene and transported to Floyd Valley Hospital by the Le Mars Fire and Rescue.
Officials say the ambulance’s driver sustained minor injuries while the ambulance’s medic sustained serious injuries. They were both taken to Hawarden Hospital.
The driver and medic of the ambulance were identified as 21-year-old Courtney Johnson and 54-year-old Lisa Marie Wise, both of Sioux City.
The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by first responders from Le Mars Fire and Rescue, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office and Hawarden Ambulance.
Courtesy of Sioux County Radio News partner KTIV
