March 4, 2025 at 5:43 pm
At 2:28PM the Marshall County Communications Center received 911 calls reporting a northbound tractor trailer had went off Highway 330 through a guardrail and down an embankment onto the eastbound lanes of Highway 30. Deputies arrived on scene within minutes of the call and found a tractor trailer and the agricultural equipment hauled on the semi trailer had become dislodged during the collision and was now blocking the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 underneath the bridges for Highway 330 lanes. The semi tractor was on fire when Deputies arrived. Bystanders and Deputies used multiple fire extinguishers to help supress the fire until Fire Department personnel arrived on scene to extinguish the fire and extricate the patient. Despite the efforts of first responders, the driver of the tractor trailer succombed to his injuries at the scene. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. The eastbound lanes of Highway 30 were closed for over three hours due to the crash investigation and scene clean up. The name of the driver is not being released pending notification of family. Iowa State Patrol Troopers from Post 1 are investigating the crash at this time. Assisting the Sheriff's Office at the scene were: Clemons Fire Department, Haverhill Fire Department, Iowa DOT Maintenance Staff, Iowa State Patrol, Marshall County Medical Examiner's Office, Marshalltown Fire Department, Melbourne Fire and EMS, Rhodes Fire Department, State Center Fire Department, and Unity Point Ambulance Service.
The Marshall County, Iowa Sheriff's Office is led by Sheriff Joel Phillips and is committed to keeping communities and neighborhoods safe in Marshall County.
For more information, please contact Sheriff Joel Phillips by calling 641-754-6380 or via email at sheriff@marshallcountyia.gov
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See attached media release from the Marshall County Attorney's Office
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Press release from United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of IowaNovember 8, 2024
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The photo above was taken at a crash scene on Highway 30 where a distracted driver struck the back of a wagon transporting corn from the field. Luckily, the driver of the tractor and the pickup truck were both uninjured.August 26, 2024
