Fairbank Driver Charged in 2 Vehicle Crash Near Oran

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident east of Oran.

The Fayette County Sheriff received word of the accident at about 1pm Friday (Dec. 4), at the intersection of Highway 3 and County Road V-68, east of Oran.

18 year old Amanda Morris of Fairbank was driving a van; at the intersection she pulled out in front of a pickup driven by 61 year old Bart Hulbert of Denver, and the two collided.

Hulbert and his passenger were taken to MercyOne Hospital in Oelwein to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Morris was charged with Failure to Yield when Entering a Highway.

The Fayette County Sheriff was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, Oran, Fairbank and Westgate Fire, and Oelwein Mercy Ambulance.