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Names Released in Deadly Chase in Linn County
Authorities have released the names of the 2 occupants of a van that crashed during a high speed chase, killing the driver.
It began at about 3:45am Wednesday, when a Linn County deputy attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle in Atkins, that also ran a stop sign. A chase began, reaching speeds of 115 mph.
The pursuit ended about a half-hour later, in Benton County, when the van went off the road and crashed into a culvert.
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The driver, now identified as 38 year old Matthew Cox of Cedar Rapids, was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, 33 year old Mary Ridenour, also of Cedar Rapids, was trapped inside the van. She was extricated from the vehicle and taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City, with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Originally published on December 24, 2020 4:48 pm
Robert Carter and his wife Mary Ridenour drove up to an alleyway behind First Metropolitan Community Church on a cold December morning in Wichita.
After waiting in a line of cars that sometimes backed up for blocks, they greeted The Rev. Jackie Carter, no relation, but a familiar face, who spoke their names into a walkie talkie.
Within minutes, volunteers had packed the food into their car and moved on to the next family.
“I don’t know what we’d do without this place,” Robert Carter said. “When you have four kids, they give you enough.”
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Dec. 20 Robert Carter and his wife Mary Ridenour drove up to an alleyway behind First Metropolitan Community Church on a cold December morning in Wichita.
After waiting in a line of cars that sometimes backed up for blocks, they greeted The Rev. Jackie Carter, no relation, but a familiar face, who spoke their names into a walkie talkie.
Within minutes, volunteers had packed the food into their car and moved on to the next family. I don t know what we d do without this place, Robert Carter said. When you have four kids, they give you enough.