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Accident Spawns Assault, Other Charges Posted 8 July 2008 On Sunday, July 6, shortly before 4 a.m., the Fayette County Sheriff's Department received a report of a vehicle in the ditch and someone having been assaulted east of Oelwein along Highway 3. Officers investigating the report determined that Andrew James Kleitsch, age 23 of Oelwein, was operating a vehicle when he attempted to make a U-turn at Knight Road and Highway 3 and backed into the ditch. A passenger in the vehicle, Judd Jeremy Burke, age 20 of Oelwein, and Kleitsch attempted to push the vehicle out of the ditch while another passenger, Preston Jaymes Huinker, age 19, got behind the steering wheel. The men were unsuccessful in their attempts and were unable to get the vehicle out of the ditch. Huinker and Kleitsch got into a argument over the situation and Huinker struck Kleitsch in the jaw with his fist. Huinker was arrested and charged with Assault and Driving while revoked. Kleitsch was transported to Mercy Hospital in Oelwein by Oelwein Ambulance then arrested and charged with OWI 1st Offense, Driving while suspended and Failure to maintain control.

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