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Gladys Kellogg, 86, injured in pedestrian collision with Charles City Fire Chief Eric Whipple in Charles City, Iowa

Modified Date: 
Thu, 03/19/2015 - 6:55am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Charles City fire chief hits elderly woman in crosswalk

The sheriff says Whipple wasn’t responding to an emergency at the time of the accident. 
Charles City Fire Chief Eric Whipple, driving a department vehicle, struck Gladys Kellogg Tuesday in a downtown crosswalk. Kellogg is listed in fair condition at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Whipple made left turn when a light changed from red to green, but Kellogg also had a green signal to cross. Whipple told authorities that he just didn’t see Kellogg when he made the turn. Whipple has not been charged.
Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved: 
Eric Whipple
Gladys Kellogg
City: 
Charles City, IA
County: 
Floyd County, IA
Area: 
Rochester, MN-Mason City, IA-Austin, MN

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