Spencer man killed, six injured in near head-on collision

Six people, including five members of the Westwood High School wrestling team, remain hospitalized as authorities continue to investigate a crash that left one man dead.

The crash happened on Iowa Highway 141 near Hornick Saturday morning as a school district sport utility vehicle carrying the wrestling team to a wrestling clinic in Mapleton collided nearly head-on with a van in Woodbury County.

The driver of the van, 53-year-old Bradley Haburn of Spencer, was killed in the crash.

The driver of the SUV and its passengers were taken to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City.

A hospital spokeswoman says that 16-year-old Trent Baker, of Sloan, and 15-year-old Blake Jorgensen, of Sloan, remain in critical condition.

Two other wrestlers, 18-year-old Jordan Mitchell of Sloan, and 16-year-old Sage Washburn, of Hornick, are in fair condition. The driver of the SUV, 26-year-old Daniel Thompson, of Mapleton, also is in fair condition.

Sixteen-year-old Adam Greeno, of Salix, is in guarded condition.

No additional information on the investigation was released on Sunday.

The investigation is continuing.