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Head-on collision in Linn County sends one to hospital

Dec. 25, 2020 3:58 pm, Updated: Dec. 25, 2020 7:43 pm
A Cedar Rapids resident was injured Friday afternoon in a head-on collision in near Alice and Center Point roads near Toddville in Linn County.
According to the Linn County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel were called at 1:52 p.m. to 3460 Alice Rd. They found a southbound vehicle had crossed the centerline into northbound traffic and collided head-on with a northbound vehicle.
Deputies said the southbound driver was identified as Jennifer Buelow, 33, of Center Point. The northbound vehicle was driven by Kelly Burk, 55, of Cedar Rapids.
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Burk was transported to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, deputies said.
Buelow faces charges of operating while intoxicated, use of electronic communication device while driving and other traffic charges.
She was transported to the Linn County Jail.
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A Linn County Sheriff's Office squad car. (File photo)