Two crashes reported in Grundy County last week

GRUNDY COUNTY – Last week was a busy one for the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department and other emergency responders, as over the span of two days, two separate crashes were reported in the county.
Neither of the crashes involved any fatalities, but the amount of damage from both accidents totaled almost $50,000.
The first incident – a two-vehicle accident – occurred around 3:30 on Tuesday, February 6 at the 12,000 mile mark of U Avenue (T55) approximately three miles south of New Hartford. According to the crash report, 25-year-old Madison Backstrom of Cedar Falls was headed southbound on U Avenue when she lost control on the snow-covered road, crossed the center line, and struck a vehicle head on, which was being driven by 17-year-old Jacob Adelmund of New Hartford.
Adelmund and Backstrom both went in private vehicles to Sartori Hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries.
Adelmund’s 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix received approximately $5,000 in damage, and Backstrom’s 2014 Toyota Corolla received approximately $10,000 in damage.
The second incident – a one-vehicle accident – occurred less than 24-hours later, at about 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, February 7 on Highway 20 at the Dike overpass.
According to the report, 52-year-old Kenneth Haynes of Gilliam, Missouri, was driving his 2001 Dodge Ram pickup and towing a 2018 Keystone Summerland 30 foot camper westbound on Highway 20 when he lost control on the ice covered overpass.
The pickup jumped the guardrails and overturned the camper trailer, causing about $30,000 in damage. Haynes was not injured. Both accidents remain under investigation by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office.