Three From Eastern Iowa Hurt in Sunday's I-80 Crash

By Jami Brinton, Reporter

Cars backed up for miles due to I-80 accident near Grinnell exit.

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Story Created: Aug 15, 2010 at 3:21 PM CDT

Story Updated: Aug 16, 2010 at 5:27 PM CDT

GRINNELL – Four people – including three from the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area – were hurt in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 80 near Grinnell Sunday afternoon.

The Iowa State Patrol said the crash occurred at the 180 milemarker at 2:04 p.m. near Grinnell in Poweshiek County.

According to troopers, Vance O. Faulkner, 60 of Cedar Rapids was driving a pickup truck pulling a camper in the eastbound lanes when he lost control. The truck and camper landed on its side and hit into a sport-utility vehicle heading west head-on.

Faulkner was taken by air ambulance to a Des Moines hospital from injuries sustained in the crash.

The patrol says Sally A. Hingst, 48, and Barbara J. Hingst, 60, both of Iowa City, and Melissa A. Standard, 50, of Burlington were in the sport-utility vehicle and injured in the crash. All three ended up at a Des Moines hospital from injuries related to the crash.

The westbound lanes of Interstate 80 re-opened at 4:14 p.m.

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