Joplin woman, five others injured in Iowa traffic accident

The Iowa State Patrol continues to investigate a Sunday evening accident in that state’s Dallas County.

The Patrol says a truck driven by 31-year-old Samantha Whitney of Joplin crossed the center line and hit a truck towing a trailer. The trailer disconnected and hit another car.

The patrol says the truck Whitney was driving had been reported stolen.

She was transported by air to a Des Moines Hospital. Her condition is not known.

Five other people including two teenage sisters were transported to a hospital for treatment.

The Patrol is investigating the possibility that Whitney was intoxicated at the time of the accident. Toxicology results are not yet available.