West Union woman seriously injured in two-vehicle accident. Two other accidents reported in Fayette County.
On November 6, 2026, at approximately 16:26, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call of a two vehicle collision in the 4000 block of Harding Road, approximately one mile west of Clermont. After further investigation, it was determined that Karen Laura Kerner, age 83 of West Union, was operating a Silver 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt LT west bound when she partially pulled off the double-laned westbound roadway and was stationary. Kerner was then rear-ended by Gary James Berns, age 69 of Hawkeye, who was operating a Gray 2019 Cadillac XT5 Luxury west bound. Kerner was temporarily trapped inside her vehicle and received life threatening injuries. Kerner was mechanically extracted and transported to Emplify Hospital in West Union and was later med-flighted to La Crosse, WI. The Chevrolet is considered a total loss. Berns received minor injuries and was transported to Emplify Hospital in West Union. The Cadillac is considered a total loss. The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Clermont Fire Department, Clermont Ambulance, Emplify Ambulance, Elgin Fire Department, Elgin Ambulance, West Union Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, and the Fayette County Sheriff's Office Technical Collision Investigation Unit. This accident remains under investigation.
On November 6th, 2026, at approximately 5:16 PM, Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a report of a car v deer accident in the 4000 block of Great River Rd., Clermont, IA. Upon Deputy arrival, it was determined that Pamela Dock 65 of Independence, MO was traveling westbound on Great River Rd when she struck a deer that entered the roadway. The vehicle, a blue 2020 Ford Escape, sustained approximately $5,000.00 damage to the front passenger side. No injuries were reported and the vehicle was able to be drive away from the scene.
On November 6th , 2026 at approximately 6:54 PM the Fayette County Sheriff's Office received a call of a vehicle that hit a deer near the intersection of 60th St. and C Ave around Arlington, Iowa. After an investigation it was determined that 20-year-old Jayke Huntington of Brodhead, Wisconsin was traveling north on C Ave ( Hwy 187 ) in the 5,000 block when a deer entered the roadway running westbound when Huntington struck the deer. Huntington's vehicle was estimated to have $10,000 worth of damage. Huntington was uninjured from the collision with the deer. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Arlington Ambulance and Birchards Fabrication and Repair.
