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Spencer Man Killed In Crash With SUV Carrying High School Wrestlers

November 22, 2014

(Hornick)– Six people, including five members of the Westwood High School wrestling team, remain hospitalized as authorities continue to investigate a crash that left one man dead.

It happened Saturday morning as a school district sport utility vehicle carrying the wrestling team to a wrestling clinic in Mapleton collided nearly head-on with a van near Hornick in Woodbury county.

The driver of the van, 53-year-old Bradley Haburn of Spencer, was killed in the crash.

The driver of the SUV and its passengers were taken to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

A hospital spokeswoman says 16-year-old Trent Baker of Sloan and 15-year-old Blake Jorgensen of Sloan remain in critical condition.

Two other wrestlers, 18-year-old Jordan Mitchell of Sloan and 16-year-old Sage Washburn of Hornick are in fair condition. The driver of the SUV, 26-year-old Daniel Thompson of Mapleton, also is in fair condition.

16-year-old Adam Greeno of Salix is in guarded condition.

No additional information on the investigation was released Sunday.

(Story from the Associated Press.).