By Sue Danielson
Dec 18, 2020
(Polk County, IA) An Altoona man was killed in an I-80, chain-reaction crash Thursday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 46-year-old James Bartels, who was driving a Hyundai Accent, failed to slow down when he drove into congested traffic on the interstate. The Patrol says Bartels hit a Ford SUV driven by Roger Lear of Waterloo. Lear s SUV then hit a Chevy Pick-up driven by David Hobbs of Ankeny.
The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. near Altoona. The Patrol says Bartels was not wearing a seat belt.
By Sue Danielson
Dec 18, 2020
(Polk County, IA) An Altoona man was killed in an I-80, chain-reaction crash Thursday afternoon. The Iowa State Patrol says 46-year-old James Bartels, who was driving a Hyundai Accent, failed to slow down when he drove into congested traffic on the interstate. The Patrol says Bartels hit a Ford SUV driven by Roger Lear of Waterloo. Lear s SUV then hit a Chevy Pick-up driven by David Hobbs of Ankeny.
The crash happened shortly before 5 p.m. near Altoona. The Patrol says Bartels was not wearing a seat belt.
Waterloo Man Involved In Deadly Polk County Crash
The three-vehicle crash happened Thursday just before 5 PM on eastbound Interstate 80.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, 65-year-old Roger Lear was driving a vehicle that slowed for traffic congestion. Lear s vehicle was rear-ended by a car that pushed his vehicle into the back of a pick-up truck, driven by 39-year-old David Hobbs of Ankeny.
Authorities identified the driver of the car as 46-year-old James Bartels of Altoona, who died in the accident. The Iowa State Patrol said Bartels failed to stop a safe distance and wasn t wearing a seat belt.
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