On Sunday, June 15, 2025, at approximately 11:28 a.m., the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle accident involving an ATV and a pickup truck in the 16000 block of 15th Street, southwest of Ottumwa, Iowa.
A Deputy responded to the scene and discovered medical personnel attending to two male juveniles, ages 7 and 12, who had been riding the ATV at the time of the accident. Both juveniles sustained injuries, and two air ambulances were dispatched to the scene.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Louis Joseph Testa Jr., age 55, of Ottumwa, Iowa, was traveling eastbound on 15th Street. The ATV entered the roadway from a farm driveway, crossing into the path of the eastbound pickup truck.
Both juveniles were ejected from the ATV upon impact.
The injured juveniles were airlifted from the scene by Mercy One Air Med. At the time of this
release, the extent of their injuries remains unknown.
The Wapello County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Wapello Rural Fire, ORMICS,
and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
