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Davenport man sentenced after 2024 tow truck/pedestrian crash on Rockingham Road

UPDATE: A Davenport man who drove a tow truck that struck a woman and severely injured her has been sentenced to prison, according to Scott County Court records.

On Thursday, Granvell Ramey appeared in Scott County Court. According to Scott County’s sentencing decision, Ramey pleaded guilty to charges of driving with serious injury and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury. Other charges were dismissed.

He was found guilty of both charges and sentenced to five years in prison on each charge. A judge ordered Ramey to serve the charges consecutively or one after the other. “The reasons for consecutive sentences…include the circumstances of the crime, the impact of (Ramey’s) actions on the victim, and the need for specific and general deterrence,” the sentencing decision states.

He was given credit for time previously spent in connection with the case.

EARLY: The man accused of a hit-and-run involving a tractor-trailer on Rockingham Road in Davenport last month has entered a plea.

According to court records, Granvell Ramey submitted a written hearing to the Scott County Court through his attorney. He pleaded not guilty to charges of driving a vehicle in an accident resulting in serious injury and knowingly leaving the scene. Both charges are class D felonies in Iowa. He waived his right to a speedy trial.

According to arrest reports, on March 13, 2024, shortly after 7:30 a.m., Davenport Police responded to a hit-and-run crash involving a tow truck and a pedestrian at the intersection of Rockingham Road and South Concord Street. According to affidavits, officers obtained video of the crash from a nearby business and found a suspicious truck (a 2016 gray Freightliner) at a nearby tow truck. Ramey was identified as the driver of the tow truck through his colleagues and video footage.

His next hearing will be the review hearing on June 18.

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