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Iowa State Patrol investigating fatal Tuesday night crash

Aug. 9, 2017 8:20 am, Updated: Aug. 9, 2017 1:29 pm
SOLON - The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a Charles City woman.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, Tiffany L. Beckles, 35, was driving south on Highway 1 north of Solon around 10:36 p.m. Tuesday, when her Mercury Mountaineer went off the road and into the ditch and hit a Department of Transportation sign, causing the vehicle to roll.
Beckles, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, the state patrol said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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An Iowa State Patrol squad car. (Gazette file photo)