A 20-year-old Decorah man was injured early Nov. 7 after the pickup truck he was driving left Middle Calmar Road and struck a tree in rural Winneshiek County, according to a report from the Winneshiek County Sheriff’s Office.
The crash was reported at approximately 4:19 a.m. on Middle Calmar Road near its intersection with Lincoln Highway Road. Investigators said the driver was traveling southbound and apparently fell asleep while negotiating a right-hand curve. The pickup left the left side of the roadway, collided with a tree and came to rest.
Driver taken to WinnMed
Authorities identified the driver as Hunter Michael Glotfelty, 20, of Decorah. An ambulance transported him to WinnMed for treatment of injuries the crash report classified as suspected minor and non-incapacitating.
The report listed the driver’s condition as “asleep/fatigued” and identified loss of control as a contributing circumstance. No other vehicles were involved, and the incident was documented as a single-vehicle collision.
Pickup declared a total loss
The vehicle was a 2018 GMC Canyon pickup. It sustained severe damage and was considered a total loss, with estimated damage reported at $20,000.
Airbags deployed in the crash. The report said Glotfelty was wearing both a shoulder belt and a lap belt at the time of the collision.
Investigators reported clear weather and a dry roadway. No traffic controls were present at the crash location.
A diagram included with the report shows the pickup leaving the roadway on a curve before striking the tree. The sheriff’s report provides no indication that another vehicle or traffic-control device contributed to the crash.