Three teens injured in one-vehicle accident in Washington County

Lang
9/18/21

Three teens were injured in a one-vehicle accident in Washington County.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, 15-year-old Emory Walton of Washington was driving a 2005 Ford F250 on 285th Street west of Quince Avenue just before 2pm Friday when the vehicle left the gravel road and entered the south ditch, rolling several times. All three of the truck’s occupants were ejected and later transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Walton and 14-year-old Rowan Ross of Washington were transported to the UIHC by Washington County Ambulance. 15-year-old Kylee Buffington of Winfield was airlifted to the facility. The conditions of the three injured teens have not been released.

The accident remains under investigation.