Nebraska man charged in wrong-way Iowa interstate crash
The Nebraska driver is accused of colliding with an SUV and continuing to drive the wrong direction down I-29.
The Nebraska driver is accused of colliding with an SUV and continuing to drive the wrong direction down I-29.
Authorities have arrested a Nebraska man who allegedly drove the wrong way on Interstate 29 in Iowa and crashed into a sports utility vehicle.
Authorities say 32-year-old Nickolas Kevin Diediker, of Concord, is accused of driving southbound in the northbound lanes of I-29 around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, according to the Sioux City Journal.
Authorities say Diediker collided with an SUV and continued driving in the wrong direction. The SUV driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A Sioux City police officer reportedly spotted the pickup running into a concrete barrier before turning back northbound with its headlights off.