Larchwood, Iowa — A call of a vehicle stopped and facing the wrong way on the road turned into a felony arrest near Larchwood on Tuesday.
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office tells us they received a report of a vehicle stopped facing the wrong way in the traveled portion of the roadway in the 1600 mile of county road A-18, or 140th Street, two miles west of Larchwood. When the deputy got there, they discovered the vehicle had been reported stolen out of Sioux Falls. The driver initially refused to identify herself and tried to drive away. The driver was eventually identified as 19-year-old Kara Greger of Lake Andes, South Dakota. Greger was charged with Possession of Stolen Property 2nd Degree, a Class D Felony. She was additionally charged with a laundry list of misdemeanor counts, including Interference With Official Acts, Providing False Identification Information, Driving Without a License, Violation of Financial Liability, Stopping on the Paved Portion of a Roadway, Reckless Driving, and Failure to Obey a Traffic Control Device.
Sheriff’s officials say the investigation continues and more charges are pending. They tell us Larchwood EMS, the Lyon County Ambulance Squad, the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation’s Drug Recognition Expert, Avera Rock Rapids, K9 Athos, and Trackside Towing assisted them with the response to the incident.
