Maurice, Iowa — A Le Mars man was taken to the hospital after an accident at Maurice on Thursday, June 23, 2022 that also damaged an antique Model T Ford pickup.
The Iowa State Patrol reports that at about 8:30 p.m., 50-year-old Erin Jackson of Maryville, Missouri was driving a 1999 Kenworth semi southbound on Highway 75, on the east edge of Maurice. They tell us that 37-year-old Zachary Northway of Le Mars was also southbound on 75 in a 1926 Ford Model T pickup.
The report says that the semi ran into the trailer of the Model T pickup, causing damage. Jackson told the trooper that he could see something in the road but didn’t realize it was a vehicle and then began to brake. The trooper’s report says there were no line of sight obstructions.
The Sioux Center Ambulance took Northway to Sioux Center Health Hospital.
The Jackson Kenworth semi, which was owned by a trucking company out of King City, Missouri sustained $5000 in damages, and Northway’s Model T Ford pickup sustained $10,000 in damages.
Jackson was charged with Following Too Closely.
