markp5 hours agoLast Updated: May 31, 2021
A nine-year-old girl was among five people killed in three separate vehicle crashes in North Iowa in recent days.
The Iowa State Patrol says a two-vehicle wreck about 2:30 p.m. Friday on Highway 150 just south of West Union claimed the lives of 65-year-old Terri Westfall and 18-year-old Ashleigh Rensing, both of North Liberty, and 9-year-old Alli Olson of Amana. Westfall was driving north, crossed the centerline, and collided head-on with a southbound semi driven by 37-year-old Lamothe Guito of Orlando, Florida. Another passenger in the Westfall vehicle, 18-year-old Seth Olson of Amana was injured in the accident. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and the West Union Fire Department assisted at the scene.
Five Killed, Six Hurt In Separate Northeast Iowa Accidents
The Memorial Day weekend has gotten off to a deadly start on northeast Iowa highways.
Accidents in Bremer, Black Hawk and Fayette Counties during an 18-hour span have killed five people and injured six others. According to the Iowa State Patrol, one of the crashes was a triple fatality near West Union.
Authorities said 71-year-old Evelyn Rogers of Denver died in the most-recent crash, which happened Friday around 5 PM north of Waterloo. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Rogers was ejected when her pickup collided with another vehicle at the intersection of County Roads V-25 (Wagner Road) and C-57 (Cedar-Wapsi Road) in Black Hawk County. Troopers said Rogers stopped at the signed intersection, then pulled into the path of a van driven by 48-year-old Brian Moulds of Dunkerton.