Those planning to celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day holiday this weekend or over the next week should do so safely. Pella Police Captain Paul Haase reminds anyone planning to drink alcohol to avoid getting behind the wheel and come up with a plan to safely get home. Haase says while the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau no longer has a statewide enhanced traffic enforcement program for the holiday, Pella Police Officers and those across the area will be looking for drivers who are operating while intoxicated.
Travel is expected to increase over the next several days as spring break begins for Pella, Pella Christian, and Central College students.
Pella Police Captain Paul Haase says with more vehicles on the roadways and many longer trips planned, he encourages anyone driving to do so safely.
Additionally, with the recent stretch of warm weather and tulips blooming soon, he reminds anyone passing through the community to do so safely and to watch for additional pedestrians
One individual has been transported to a Des Moines area hospital by helicopter for injuries sustained in a crash this morning on Highway 163 in Pella.
According to the Pella Police Department, emergency crews responded just after 7:45 a.m. to a 2004 Honda Civic with significant damage to the right front area near the Washington Street interchange.
Pella Police Captain Paul Haase says the cause is unknown as to why he left the eastbound lanes of 163, but 29 year old Joshua D. Hones hit a pillar from the Railroad Bridge just east of Exit 40. Officers believe it was only the one car involved. The Iowa State Patrol indicated he was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.