Semi Driver Airlifted after Rollover Near Delaware

One person was seriously injured in a semi rollover near Delaware.

The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office released the accident report on Thursday afternoon.

According to the report, a semi-trailer was traveling eastbound on Highway 20 last Friday morning when it went off the road while taking the exit ramp onto Highway 38. The semi rolled into the ditch, trapping the driver in the semi cab. 

The driver, 61-year old Dean Pratt of Norfolk, Nebraska, was extracted from the cab by firefighters and EMS personnel.

Pratt was transported to Regional Medical Center in Manchester before being airlifted to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.