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Jaeson Ross, 35, seriously wounded after rear-ending 18-wheeler with an 18-wheeler on Interstate 380 near Swisher, Iowa

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/16/2015 - 1:17pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Semi driver seriously hurt in Interstate 380 crash near Swisher

SWISHER '€” A semi truck driver was hospitalized with serious injuries Wednesday morning after his truck struck the back of another semi on Interstate 380 near Swisher, snarling traffic in the area for several hours. The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. Gonzalez wasn'€™t hurt, according to the State Patrol report. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a semi driven by Jose Gonzalez, 69, of Chicago, was attempting to drive his truck from the shoulder back onto the traveled portion of northbound Interstate 380, near the Swisher exit, at 8:14 a.m. Wednesday when his truck was struck from the rear by another semi driven by Jaeson Ross, 35, of Rolling Meadows, Ill.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions, Right of Way/Failure to Yield
People Involved: 
Jose Gonzalez
Jaeson Ross
Roadway: 
Interstate 380
City: 
Swisher, IA
County: 
Johnson County, IA
Area: 
Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, IA

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