(Granger) One person died, and two others suffered injuries when a semi and a car collided at an intersection in Granger.
The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 9:10 a.m. on Highway 17 and Broadway Street. Authorities say 75-year-old Larry Don Adams of Boone died in the crash. The two people hurt in the accident are 43-year-old Adam William Choruzek, and 48-year-old Kathy Lynn O’Brien, both from Grand Junction.
According to State Police, a northbound 2010 International semi driven by 40-year-old Matthew Edward Olszewski of Cookville, Tennesee, turning west onto Broadway Street, failed to yield for a southbound 1991 Oldsmobile driven by Choruzek. The car struck the right side of the semi-tractor.
Mercy One Air transported Choruzek to Mercy One in Des Moines, and Lifeflight transported O’Brien to the University of Iowa Hospital.