A Chariton man escaped with minor injuries after his vehicle rolled over in Henry County Thursday. At 11:10 a.m., the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received several 911 calls about a single-vehicle rollover wreck on Highway 34 near the 229 mile marker. Sheriff’s personnel responded and investigated the cause of the incident. A 2009 Kenworth semi-truck driven by 31-year-old Kyle Blubaugh of Chariton was pulling a refrigerated trailer when it left the roadway. While attempting to regain control of the vehicle, Blubaugh oversteered causing the vehicle to roll onto the passenger side. The truck blocked all eastbound traffic on the highway. 

Blubaugh was cited for failing to maintain control of a motor vehicle, a simple misdemeanor. The cost of damage to the property in the trailer is unknown at this time. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Pleasant Police Department, Henry County Health Center Ambulance, Iowa State Patrol, Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Henry County Road Department, Iowa Department of Transportation, Lee County Health Department and Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals assisted at the scene.