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One killed, another hurt in fiery Interstate 80 crash involving semi
IOWA CITY — One person was killed and another injured in a fiery crash on Interstate 80 in Iowa City Friday morning.
The crash happened after a semi driven by Shawn C. Freeman, 24, of Plattsmouth, Neb., heading westbound, drifted off the road and hit the Dubuque Street overpass shortly after 8 a.m., according to Trooper Bob Conrad. No other vehicles were involved.
A passenger in the semi, Gary A. Griffey, 39, of Lafayette, Ind., was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where he died of injuries suffered in the crash, according to a State Patrol report Friday afternoon. Freeman was also injured and taken to UIHC.
Troopers initially closed I-80 and the Dubuque Street bridge in both directions. All roadways have now reopened.
Conrad said the two people injured were both occupants of the semi.
A view of the crash scene on Interstate 80 near the Dubuque Street overpass. (photo by Jeremy Robe, via Facebook)
Smoke rolls from a fire on Interstate 80 at the Dubuque Street overpass after a crash Friday, May 22, 2015. (photo by Hayley Marie, via Facebook)
Fire burns on Interstate 80 at the Dubuque Street overpass after a crash involving a semi Friday, May 22, 2015. (photo by Bob Felderman via Facebook)
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