Man hospitalized after pursuit, crash involving Iowa State Patrol trooper
DES MOINES, Iowa — A late-night crash in Mahaska County Tuesday was the result of a pursuit involving the Oskaloosa Police Department and the Iowa State Patrol.
A crash report from the Iowa State Patrol said it happened about 11:43 p.m. at Highway 92 and Dean Avenue. That's about seven miles west of Oskaloosa.
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Sgt. Alex Dinkla, spokesperson for the Iowa State Patrol, said the Oskaloosa Police Department initiated the pursuit because the driver was suspected of being impaired. The OPD, assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, was pursuing a Chevy S-10 pickup driven by Laverne Brackett, 52, of Indianola, when the crash happened.
The report said the truck was traveling westbound on Highway 92 when Brackett lost control near Dean Avenue, and the truck came to face eastbound in the westbound lane where it was struck by an Iowa State Patrol vehicle.
Brackett was transported by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. His current condition is unknown.
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