March 28, 2024

City snow plow slides through stop sign, causes car crash

The Newton Police Department released a report Wednesday about a crash between a city truck snow plow and a vehicle on Feb. 8, which caused the vehicle to strike a utility pole and the side of a house.

A vehicle was driving north at 9:40 a.m. on East 14th Street South and approaching the intersection of South Ninth Avenue East when a city snow plow truck slid into the intersection from the east. The vehicle swerved to avoid hitting the snow plow and struck a utility pole and damaged the south side of a home at 808 E. 14th St. S.

Mark W. Stevens, 63, of Newton, was cited with failure to obey a stop sign and yield right of way. No injuries were reported.

Contact Kayla Langmaid at
641-792-3121 ext. 6513 or klangmaid@newtondailynews.com