A one-vehicle accident on Highway 22 resulted in one person going to the University of Iowa Hospitals. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, at 9:09 a.m. a car wreck on Highway 22 near Birch Avenue in the northwest corner of the county was reported.

The driver, and only occupant, Nichole Robin Francis of Lone Tree had her seatbelt on at the time of the wreck. The Toyota Camry was traveling westbound when the driver explains she got too close to the edge of the road and was “sucked into the ditch.” The driver said she was traveling at 59 miles per hour in the 55 mph zone. The report adds there is no shoulder along that stretch of the highway.

Wellman Fire Department, Wellman QRS, Washington County Ambulance, Iowa State Patrol and Washignton County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.