MIDDLETOWN — A Des Moines County sheriff’s office deputy was injured when his car collided with a truck hauling a trailer.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 51-year-old Lt. Clinton Williams was injured in the crash Monday on Highway 79 between Middletown and Lake Geode.
The crash happened about 12:15 p.m. when an eastbound car driven by Williams crossed into the westbound lane and collided with a truck pulling a grain trailer. The truck driver wasn’t injured.
Williams was flown to a hospital at the University of Iowa.