Adel teen Lifeflighted after two-vehicle accident in rural Dallas County

August 21, 2015

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012 wreck — june16, Timothy Andrews, 15, of Adel was Lifeflighted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines after his car was broadsided when he failed to yield at the intersection of Iowa Highway 44 and K Avenue at approximately 8:30 Friday evening.

The Iowa State Patrol, Dallas County Sheriff, Dallas Center Police, Dallas Center Volunteer Fire Department, Adel Volunteer Fire Department and Dallas County EMS responded to a two-vehicle, two-person collision on Iowa Highway 44 and K Avenue at approximately 8:30 p.m. Friday evening.

A Honda Pilot, driven by Ryan Wedemeyer, 41, of Johnston, sits in the intersection of Iowa Highway 44 and K Avenue after striking the Oldsmobile Intrigue (at left) driven by Timothy Andrews, 15, of Adel. Andrews had failed to yield upon entering the highway and was tranported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines by Lifeflight. — A Honda Pilot, driven by Ryan Wedemeyer, 41, of Johnston, sits in the intersection of Iowa Highway 44 and K Avenue after striking the Oldsmobile Intrigue (at left) driven by Timothy Andrews, 15, of Adel. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Andrews had failed to yield upon entering the highway. He was tranported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines by Lifeflight.

Iowa State Patrol Senior Trooper Thomas Clark told ThePerryNews.com that 15-year old Timothy Andrews of Adel was traveling north on K Avenue when he failed to yield before entering the highway. His Oldsmobile Intrigue was struck in the driver’s door by a Honda Pilot driven by 41-year old Ryan Wedemeyer of Johnston, which was eastbound on Iowa Highway 44.

The force of the impact deployed the front air bags of both vehicles as well as the left side air bags of the Honda Pilot. Andrews’ vehicle was forced into the ditch north of the highway, where it came to rest.

Andrews, who had just played in a scrimmage in Adel for the ADM football team, sustained left side and left leg injuries, according to Clark. As a precaution in the event of internal injuries, he was transported by Lifeflight to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. His condition is unknown but was not believed to be life-threatening.

“Fortunately this was less serious than it could have been,” Clark said. “Both drivers had their seat belts on and that kept them from being thrown around.”

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3 COMMENTS

Donald Johns II August 22, 2015 At 7:00 am

Pretty amazing there weren’t more serious injuries. That’s testimony for seat belts and air bags!

Bev Edgington August 22, 2015 At 10:56 pm

This could of been a lot worse. Thankfully, they where wearing seat beat. My son-in-law and three grandkids were about three feet from hitting the SUV. I am so thankful they did not get hit. My son-in-law and the driver of the SUV went right down to the other car and tried to check on the boy, but it was too serious. The grandkids did get a little bit of whiplash, but God was looking out for all of the drivers and passengers, and prayers to the boy and his family and to the driver of the SUV for a speedy recovery, because you got to be hurting today

Bev Edgington August 22, 2015 At 11:02 pm

Thankfully everyone was wearing their seatbelts. This could’ve been much worse than it was. My son-in-law and three grandkids were only few feet from getting hit. But my son-in-law called 911 and then jumped out to make sure the driver of the SUV was OK and then went to the other car and checked on him and knew it was serious. Grandkids are a little sore today. So prayers to the driver of the SUV because he’s got to be sore today. But to the young man that got Flighted, sending lots of prayers to him and to the family!