WOMAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER BEING
BROADSIDED BY DUMP TRUCK IN IOWA
January 22, 2014
ANAMOSA, IOWA
An Anamosa woman was taken to
the hospital Jan. 14 after a dump truck broadsided her SUV near the
intersection of Old Cass Road and County Road X-31 north of Anamosa.
Judith McNamara, 55, of
Anamosa, was injured and taken to Jones Regional Medical Center, according to
an accident report released by the Iowa State Patrol. The report said
McNamara’s life was saved by her seatbelt.
The accident happened when a
1991 International dump truck driven by Ralph Newell, 78, of Olin, ran through
a stop sign when he was traveling east on Old Cass Road, according to the
report. McNamara was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Tracker north on X-31, and the
truck broadsided her.
The accident is under
investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.