Bertram Ellis, 72, dies, police officer Josh Horner, 39, injured in rear-end crash on Interstate 29 in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Texas man killed, western Iowa police officer hurt in crash
Police say the crash happened Saturday afternoon on Interstate 29 in Council Bluffs, when a vehicle slammed into the back of Council Bluffs police cruiser parked on the side of the interstate. The crash killed 72-year-old Bertram Ellis, of Houston.
Officials say 39-year-old Officer Josh Horner was sitting in his patrol car conducting traffic control when Ellis' vehicle rear-ended the cruiser. Both men were rushed to hospitals in Omaha, Nebraska, where Ellis died from his injuries.
Officials have not released the medical condition of Horner, a seven-year veteran of the department.
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