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Collision At Hwy 9 & 71 And Peoria Avenue In SL Sends One Person To LRH

November 22, 2014


(Spirit Lake)—A two-vehicle collision yesterday (Tues.) at the intersection of highways 9 and 71 and Peoria Avenue in Spirit Lake sent one person to the hospital.

The Spirit Lake Police Department says 51-year-old Margaret Lewis of Jackson was driving a 2005 Chevrolet westbound on Highways 9 and 71 at Peoria Avenue when she collided with the rear of a 2000 Chevrolet driven by 21-year-old Austin Higgins of Spencer who had stopped for a red stop light.

Lewis was taken by ambulance to Lakes Regional Healthcare; no injuries were reported to Higgins.

$1,000 in damage was estimated to the vehicle driven by Lewis; no damage was reported to the one driven by Higgins.

The collision took place shortly before 11:30 a.m.