Fort Dodge resident hospitalized after being hit by SUV

FORT DODGE, Iowa — A Fort Dodge resident was seriously injured after being hit by a SUV while crossing a street Friday morning.

At around 7:53 a.m. emergency crews responded to a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash at the intersection of 6th Avenue North and North 29th Street. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, 72-year-old Wen Drew was hit by a 2023 Ford Bronco while crossing N 29th Street.

The crash report states that the driver of the Bronco, 36-year-old Amanda Lawler, stopped at the east stop sign on 6th Avenue North before turning south onto N 29th Street. Drew was struck by Lawler’s vehicle while crossing N 29th Street from the westside crosswalk.

According to the crash report, N 29th Street doesn’t have painted crosswalk lines between the sidewalks.

Drew was transported to a nearby hospital before being transferred to a Des Moines hospital via air ambulance.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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