Just after 2a.m. Tuesday, authorities received a report of a semi-rollover on Highway 92 between Grandview and Columbus Junction in Louisa County. Jason Lee Martin of Davenport was traveling westbound when a deer crossed the roadway. Martin swerved to avoid a collision which caused a load shift and the truck to end up in the south ditch on its side. Authorities on the scene were able to help Martin exit the vehicle. Columbus Junction Fire, Columbus Junction Police, Louisa County Ambulance and Louisa County Sheriff’s Office initially reported to the scene. Due to the truck hauling stabilizers, chemical compounds and fuel that was leaking, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources was contacted and Muscatine County Hazmat responded later. At around 5a.m. while crews continued to work to clean up the incident site, traffic was rerouted from the area along county roads X43 and G40 through Letts.

At 5:35a.m. Louisa County dispatch received a call from a woman involved in a crash at 17582 Highway 22 in the same area of the first incident where there was traffic backup. According to the county’s crash report Phillip Norman Nerran of Angelina, Texas was traveling eastbound and attempted a U-turn in the congested area in his 2014 Chevy Impala and was struck by Carolina Maldonado of Columbus Junction in her 2013 BMW. The airbags deployed in Maldonado’s vehicle. Columbus Junction Fire, Columbus Junction Police, Louisa County Ambulance and Louisa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of the second incident as well.