Cedar Rapids man killed in head-on crash with semi on I-80

A Cedar Rapids man was killed Wednesday morning when a semi-truck crossed the median on Interstate 80 and collided with the pickup he was driving, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

Driver Steven Michael Dolezal, 71, was killed when his Ford F-150 was struck around 9:20 a.m. Wednesday just 3 miles east of the Wilton/Muscatine exit on I-80. His passenger, Joan Kay Dolezal, 71, was injured and taken to a hospital in Davenport. Both were wearing seat belts, according to the crash report.

The driver of the semi, Mykhaylo Palamarchuk, 65, of Chicago, was also taken to the Davenport hospital with injuries.

The semi-truck was traveling west on I-80 when it crossed over the cable barrier and median, striking the eastbound pickup head-on.

The crash is being investigated by the Iowa State Patrol. The patrol was assisted by Wilton EMS, Durant EMS and Fire, the Cedar County Medical Examiner, the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Enforcement.

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