Vehicle Crash with Injuries on Highway 63
On 06/24/22, at approximately 09:44 AM, The Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office and Iowa State Patrol received a report of a car accident between a truck towing another truck and a minivan at the intersection of Highway 63 and Dunkerton Road. The minivan, a Chrysler Town and Country was traveling west on Dunkerton Road and failed to obey the stop sign and yield. The driver of the minivan, Ashley Burkey (32) of Oelwein pulled out in front of the truck, a Ford F250 that was traveling north on Highway 63. The truck was being driven by John Barnes (30) of Waterloo. Barnes was towing another truck with a tow strap, which is illegal in Iowa. A juvenile with a valid driver's license was steering the towed truck. Burkey and the other two occupants in the minivan were transported to Unity Point Hospital in Waterloo by Denver and Waterloo Ambulances. Kennadie Sherman (20) and Shelley Ergen (47) both of Oelwein were the injured passengers in the vehicle. Sherman and Burkey were released from Unity Point with non-life-threatening injuries. Ergen was admitted to Unity Point with non-life-threatening injuries. Barnes was treated at the scene and was not transported. The juvenile was uninjured. Burkey was cited for failure to obey the stop sign and to yield. Barnes was cited for Failure to Use Required Towing Equipment.
For more information, contact:
Tony Thompson, Sheriff
Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office
(319) 291-2587 ext. 5108
June 24, 2022 by Black Hawk County Sheriff's Office