CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) – A pedestrian is injured after being hit by a car in an intersection. Authorities said Cedar Falls Public Safety Personnel were dispatched to the intersection of Hudson Road and Greenhill Road Saturday afternoon for reports of a car accident involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers learned a juvenile was riding a bike with his family and attempted to cross Greenhill Road. As he was crossing, a vehicle traveling North on Hudson Road turned on to Greenhill and collided with the bicyclist. The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital by paramedics. Police said after further investigation, the vehicle involved was located and the driver was identified. They said the investigation is ongoing.
DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – Two people were injured after a UTV accident in Dubuque County early Sunday morning. Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to reports of a UTV rollover off of Gertrude Lane in Farley around 12:50 Sunday morning. Authorities say the driver of the UTV rolled the vehicle. The 36-year-old driver received medical treatment at the scene, but officials say he refused medical transport. The passenger was taken to a local hospital for non-life treating injuries. The accident is under investigation.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A crash on Friday afternoon resulted in injuries in rural Mahaska County. According to the Iowa State Patrol, at around 2:30 p.m., a semi-truck and a John Deere field sprayer were both traveling in the eastbound lanes of Iowa Highway 163 near mile marker 45, or east of Pella. Troopers believe the semi rear-ended the field sprayer. The driver of the truck was air-lifted to MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines for treatment of what were described as life-threatening injuries. The driver of the sprayer was taken to Pella Regional Health Center in a private vehicle for a possible minor injury. Both vehicle operators were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash, according to officials.
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – Officials arrested 27-year-old Tyler Breitbach, a Dubuque police officer, on multiple domestic abuse charges on Friday morning. Breitbach, of Peosta, is facing two counts of domestic assault and one count of third-degree harassment. Court documents show a woman Breitbach had dated and lived with reported that he assaulted her twice in the summer of 2023. In the first incident, the woman described that in June of 2023, the two were driving home on Swiss Valley Road, when Breitbach had “gotten upset and swung his arm out at her, striking her in the face with an open hand causing pain and leaving injury.” In a second incident, documents say the woman was visiting an ex-boyfriend in July of 2023. The woman says Breitbach arrived, and when she opened the door, he “used an extended arm to push her to the side and into the wall as he barged his way past her,” which she says forced her back into the wall, causing pain. City of Dubuque Public Information Officer Randy Gehl said the report came to light during the city’s annual review of harassment and reporting policies. The documents show Breitbach was interviewed in April of 2024, and denied any physical contact with the woman, saying the relationship was “toxic but never physical.”
