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No serious injuries reported in two vehicle crash on Iuka Road

By WJBD Staff Sep 11, 2023 | 8:46 AM

Neither driver required hospital treatment following a two vehicle crash in the 700 block of Iuka Road south of Route 161 on Sunday night.

Initial information from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department indicates a pickup driven by a 17-year-old male juvenile from Kinmundy crossed the centerline and struck a SUV driven by 32-year-old Shannon Delatore of North Miller Lake Lane in rural Texico. After impact the pickup driven by the juvenile spun out on the road and came to rest in the driveway of a residence. Delatore also lost control and exited the eastside of the roadway, struck the ditch, and overturned with the SUV coming to rest on its top.

Both drivers were reportedly out of their vehicles by the time emergency help arrived from the Kell Fire Department and United Medical Response. Air Evac had originally been called, but was canceled when the two declined hospital treatment.

The crash was reported at eight Sunday night.