Thursday at 5 pm the Lee County Sheriff’s office was alerted to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 61 and 280th Street. Jack Kratzer of Montrose was driving a pickup and failed to obey the yield sign as he crossed the intersection. The pickup pulled out in front of another pickup driven by Lonnie Kinkeade of Keokuk. Kinkeade and a passenger in his truck were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. Kratzer was cited for failure to obey a stop sign and yield the right of way.
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