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A semi driver was taken to the hospital after going into the ditch near Keota Wednesday morning. According to the Washington County Communications Office, at 7:50 a.m. a semi went into the ditch near Highway 92 and Birch Avenue. The driver needed an ambulance after blacking out.

Washington County Ambulance, Washington County Sheriff’s personnel, Keota QRS, and Keota Fire Department assisted at the scene. An ambulance transported the driver to Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. The name of the driver was not released.