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Car rolls into cornfield near Swisher; driver not seriously hurt
Posted on Sep 21, 2009 by Jeff Raasch.
Two unidentified men look at a car that rolled into a cornfield along Highway 965 near Tharp Road this morning. Authorities said the driver fell asleep and over-corrected when she realized what was happening. The driver was not seriously injured. (Jeff Raasch/The Gazette)
The driver of a car that rolled into a corn field along Highway 965 this morning escaped serious injury.
It happened around 7 a.m. near the intersection of Tharp Road. The driver, 18-year-old Danielle Jasa-Adams, of Cedar Rapids, was was southbound when she fell asleep, authorities said.
“She fell asleep, woke up and over-corrected,” Iowa State Patrol Trooper Craig Bixler said.
The car rolled through the east ditch before coming to rest on its top in a corn field.
Jasa-Adams was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids for precautionary reasons, Bixler said.
b_rox
21. Sep, 2009
Danielle: Coffee is a life saver on Monday mornings.
Im glad you didnt get seriously hurt.
b_rox
21. Sep, 2009
Danielle: Coffee can be a life saver exspecially on Mondays.
Glad to hear you werent seriously hurt.
peculiar1
21. Sep, 2009
ROLLOVER accident at Edgewood road and Johnson Ave. One person trapped part way under vehicle. Happened aprox 15 min ago
peculiar1
21. Sep, 2009
Update. Victim is ok. Only a arm was trapped under the vehicle. Victim is talking with medical personal. Still trying to get the vehicle off victims arm.