Dubuque Police have released details regarding the traffic accident on Monday afternoon which closed down the intersection of the Northwest Arterial and Pennsylvania Avenue for nearly 90 minutes and resulted in serious injury to a small child.
Police say the investigation shows a car driven by 33-year-old Jayme Hulsey of Dubuque, was traveling westbound on Pennsylvania and turned left into another vehicle driven by 65-year-old Tamara Hultquist of Muscatine.
Police say a 5-year-old passenger in Hultquist’s vehicle was not properly buckled in the back seat of the vehicle, causing the child to sustain serious injury as a result of the collision and was taken to Finley Hospital and then airlifted to University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Further investigation revealed Hulsey to be impaired. She was charged with Operating While Intoxicated, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and traffic law violations.
