Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Highway 63 near Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Karalynn Brunkhorst, driver of car
- Yeimey Riscart-Abreu, driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Karalynn Brunkhorst, 26, injured
Details:
On or about Friday, November 5th, 2021, around 8:00 in the morning, an accident between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle sent a 26-year-old Waverly woman to the hospital. Troopers from the Iowa State Patrol said the accident was reported along Highway 63 near the intersection with County Road C-67 just outside Waterloo in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Authorities said 26-year-old Karalynn Brunkhorst was injured when her car and a tractor-trailer collided under unspecified circumstances on Highway 63. Emergency responders transported Brunkhorst to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries stemming from the accident. Police identified the driver of the tractor-trailer as Yeimey Riscart-Abreu, who was unhurt in the crash.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is about 15 miles north of downtown Waterloo.
Multiple agencies responded to the scene of the crash to assist.