POCAHONTAS — A 19-year-old woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash in rural Pocahontas County on Saturday.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, Rebecca Hansen, 19, of Pocahontas, was driving a 2006 Pontiac Torrent eastbound on Highway 3 about 10 miles west of Pocahontas around 2:23 p.m. on Saturday. The State Patrol’s report said that Hansen had lost control of her vehicle and entered the north ditch, where the vehicle rolled. Hansen was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. She died at the scene.
The accident remains under investigation.
The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office, Pocahontas Police Department, Fonda Police Department, Pocahontas Fire and EMS, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources.