A call came in to the Webster County Telecommunications Center shortly before 5 p.m. that a vehicle had crashed on Nelson Avenue, just north of U.S. Highway 20. According to Iowa State Patrol Trooper Scott Devereaux, the driver was northbound on Nelson Avenue when the car veered toward the ditch before hitting a driveway culvert, which vaulted the vehicle through the air about 25 yards toward the edge of the cornfield. The silver Pontiac sedan hit the ground outside the cornfield and continued to roll, ending a few yards inside the cornfield. Debris and divots in the grass outlined the vehicle’s path.

The driver was extracted from the vehicle by first responders and was conscious and alert, but injured and reported difficulty breathing.

An ambulance from the Fort Dodge Fire Department transported the driver to the nearby Iowa State Patrol Post 7 to await a LifeFlight helicopter.

No passengers were in the vehicle and no other cars were involved.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation, but Devereaux said it looks like it might have been caused by a medical issue.