Three traffic charges filed in three-car accident

A Fort Dodge man faces three traffic charges following a three-car accident on Highway 9 on Tuesday.

Police say 23-year-old Andres Lopez-Ortega was heading east of Highway 9 when he realized he was in the wrong lane and tried to switch lanes.  Instead, he struck vehicles driven by 45-year-old Deanna Hageman of Decorah and 73-year-old Barbara Hellen of Ridgeway, causing a total of $4,700 in damages.

Lopez-Ortega was ticketed for not having insurance and not having a valid driver's license and for making an improper lane change.