Special to the Times Vedette
An ACGC student who was involved in a semi-truck crash in Greene County on Oct. 17 has died. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Alli Wiers, 15, was a passenger in a pickup truck and suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash. She died Wednesday from her injuries.
The driver of the 2004 GMC Sierra pickup, Gavin Pederson, 16, remains hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and is undergoing multiple surgeries, according to the State Patrol and family reports.
Reports state that Pederson was driving north on J Avenue when his truck ran a posted stop sign and collided with a 2022 Freightliner semi-tractor-trailer traveling west on 290th Street. The crash report states the semi entered the northwest ditch and struck a utility pole, while the pickup came to rest in the southwest ditch. Both vehicles were totaled.
The semi driver, Joseph Wiederin, 65, of Lake City, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson. The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.