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11/09/2009
IOWA NEWS
MILLVILLE, Iowa (AP) A head-on collision in Clayton County has left a 41-year-old Holy Cross man dead. .
The Iowa State Patrol says Lee Zuercher was killed early Sunday.
He and an 18-year-old passenger were traveling northbound on U.S. Highway 52 when a car crossed the center line and struck their vehicle. Their Chevy truck ended up in a ditch.
Zuercher's passenger and the other car's driver, 21-year-old Sarah Austin of Luana, were injured. Their conditions were not immediately available.
The Iowa State Patrol, Clayton County Sheriff's Office and the Guttenberg police and fire departments are investigating the crash.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) A 29-year-old motorcyclist has died after his bike collided with a car in Council Bluffs.
The Iowa State Patrol says Eric Scott Jacobsen of Council Bluffs was pronounced dead at the scene of Saturday's crash on Old Railroad Highway.
Authorities say his motorcycle struck the passenger side of a Honda Civic after the car's driver failed to yield and turned left onto 205th Street.
Police say Jacobsen was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
The car's driver, 44-year-old Annette Louise Goeser of Council Bluffs, told police that she didn't see the motorcycle before she turned.
She and two teenage passengers were transported to an area hospital with injuries. Their conditions were not immediately available.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A body found in the Des Moines River has been identified as a 29-year-old road construction worker who disappeared on Halloween.
Des Moines police have confirmed the body found Saturday afternoon is Bradley Wayne Paullin of Winterset.
Police say there is no sign of foul play, and an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
Paullin was last seen walking into the woods near the river after getting into an argument at a Halloween party.
Police, rescue workers and volunteers had been searching the woods. A trained search dog went through the area earlier Saturday.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A program is beginning this month to help Iowans safely dispose of unwanted medication.
More than 300 pharmacies across the state are taking part in the IowaTakeAway program. Lawmakers approved the program earlier this year, and it is being administered by the Iowa Pharmacy Association and Houston-based Sharps Compliance Corp.
The program will let people bring unwanted and expired over-the-counter and prescription medications to the pharmacies, where the drugs will be placed in tamper-resistant containers and sent to Texas for disposal.
The goal is to prevent potential abuse by removing unwanted medication from homes and to avoid disposal methods such as flushing drugs down the toilet, which can threaten groundwater.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) A Florida company is offering University of Iowa students another option for getting home.
The company, University Cab Cash, is working with Iowa City-based Yellow Cab to issue debit cards to students that they can use to catch rides. Money can be added to the cards online, then riders swipe the card to pay a fare.
The company offers the service on about 50 campus areas nationwide. The area near the Iowa campus has had repeated problems with late-night assaults, prompting police and some business owners to increase patrols.
Company president Jason Willoughby says parents are usually the ones who buy the debit cards because they worry about their children. He says about 200 people in Iowa City have the cards.
© 2002 Associated Press.
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