PELLA – A two-vehicle accident in Pella on Friday night that injured a teenager from New Sharon resulted in the arrest of an Oskaloosa man.

According to traffic records, 18-year-old Jaxy Olson of New Sharon was traveling southbound on a motorcycle on Oskaloosa Street in Pella on Friday night when her motorcycle was struck from behind by a Honda Accord driven by 35-year-old Clinton Nicholas Chipman of Oskaloosa. Olson was transported to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines via medical helicopter for treatment of injuries she sustained in the accident.

Authorities say Chipman was listed as an inmate at the Marion County Jail. Following the accident, he was charged with felony operating while intoxicated – 3rd offense. Court records show that Chipman has had guilty pleas to the same charge in 2017 and 2019.