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Two hurt when car hits unmarked Linn County squad car
Posted on Oct 29, 2009 by Jeff Raasch.
Two people were taken to hospitals after a car rear-ended an unmarked squad car belonging to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.
Col. John Stuelke, 48, was stopped on Lewis Access Road and preparing to turn west onto Rosedale Drive when his squad car was struck from behind by a car driven by Samantha Stark, 19, of Center Point, the sheriff’s office said.
Stuelke was transported to Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids and Stark was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, authorities said.
The accident is being investigated by the Iowa State Patrol.
snapin2slimjim
29. Oct, 2009
Texting-related for $20. Who wants a piece of this action?
jimurphy
29. Oct, 2009
I'll take that action and raise you — someone will come on here and say that if the Sherriff's car was marked it wouldn't have been hit becuase the drive would have been more careful around it.
snapin2slimjim
29. Oct, 2009
If you can't pick out an unmarked Sherrif's car from a mile away, you're probably legally blind and shouldn't be behind the wheel at all.
tandog
29. Oct, 2009
Is the state keeping track of texting/cell phone related accidents???
Grandma of 6
29. Oct, 2009
May be her first accident and who do you hit, a unmarked cop…..that would have been my luck..LOL
Barbrady
29. Oct, 2009
How can somebody not see a parked vehicle and run into it!? It amazes me how many incompetent drivers there are in this state!
Hugs4u
29. Oct, 2009
Stuelke will go from being a Dudley Dooright to Dudley Whiplash.
Tom
29. Oct, 2009
I think it’s Snidely Whiplash.