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Farm Harvest Safety



Spencer, IA (KICD)--Motorists are having to share the road with with farm vehicles for harvest this time of year.

Iowa State Patrol Safety Education Officer Vincent Kurtz tells KICD News the farmers are out in the field and the combines are running as we speak.

Kurtz says those driving in passenger vehicles need to be ready to encounter large farm machinery around the corner or just over the hill.

Kurtz says farm machinery operators need to pay attention to their equipment and follow guidelines.

Data for 2011 shows a total of 198 crashes involved farm equipment. Those crashes resulted in seven fatalities, 15 major injuries, 46 minor injuries and 55 other possible injuries.

Story Copyright KICD/KLLT 2012
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