Oelwein Driver Leads Officers on a Chase
An Oelwein man faces a long list of charges for leading authorities on a high speed chase, before crashing his vehicle into a ditch.
The incident happened at about 2am Sunday, January 17th in Buchanan County. A deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver, 50 year old Shane Bratten of Oelwein, refused to pull over, and led officers on a chase, reaching speeds of nearly 100 miles an hour, on Slater Avenue, northbound from Aurora.
The pursuit ended when Bratten lost control of his car and drove into the ditch near 40th Street and H Avenue in Fayette County, east of Oelwein.
Icy Roads Cause Two Accidents in Rural Buchanan County
Icy road conditions are being cited as a cause of 2 recent Buchanan County accidents.
Just before 5pm Tuesday, Jan. 19, officers were sent to a traffic accident in the 2400 block of Jamestown Avenue (Highway 150), south of Independence. A pickup driven by Victoria Serrano of Oelwein went out of control on the ice-covered road. Her pickup entered a ditch and rolled over, stopping upside down. No one was injured.
Photo from Buchanan County Sheriff
The second accident happened about 1 hour later, in the 1400 block of 220th Street, east of Jesup. A westbound car driven by Jeryn Loyd of Jesup, went out of control and crossed the center line. It crashed into an eastbound van driven by Kenedy Armell of Vinton. Armell and 2 passengers were take to the Independence hospital. Loyd was taken by private vehicle to a Waterloo hospital.