DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A jury has returned a $27 million verdict against a central Iowa medical clinic after a man with bacterial meningitis was misdiagnosed with the flu, suffered strokes and said he has been permanently injured. The jury in Polk County District Court in Des Moines returned the verdict Monday in the lawsuit filed in 2017 against UnityPoint Clinic Family Medicine in Des Moines. Joseph Dudley and his wife Sarah Dudley filed the lawsuit after Joseph became ill with dizziness, headache, a cough and high fever in February 2017 and went to the clinic. A physician’s assistant diagnosed him with the flu but it was later determined he had meningitis. UnityPoint says it met well-established standards of care and may appeal.
OXFORD, Iowa (KCRG) – In a message on their Facebook page, the Iowa Farm Sanctuary reported that they were called out to a farm for an emergency rescue on Monday. According to the Iowa Farm Sanctuary, conditions were “deplorable” with starving sheep, goats, and pigs found living among other dead animals with no access to adequate food or water. The organization says that “over 100 animals and many more” were deceased. Animal Rescue League and the Iowa Farm Sanctuary are reportedly helping with the rescue efforts.
FAYETTE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – On November 21st, 2022, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on the 27000 Block of Lincoln Road, north of West Union, at approximately 6:28 pm. Investigators say 54-year-old Guadalupe Salgado Bernal had put his car in the ditch and a nearby resident tried to help pull it out with a tractor. While the tractor was in the process of pulling out his vehicle, a 2015 GMC Terrain drove upon the scene. The driver of the GMC attempted to drive around the tractor and struck Bernal as he was standing in the roadway. Bernal was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident remains under investigation.
WATERLOO, Iowa (KCRG) – Police are investigating after they say a man was shot and later died on Monday night. In a press release, police said they responded to the 200 block of Miriam Drive for a report of a person down. The man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Waterloo police or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 855-300-8477.
