Deer-involved head-on crash kills 1 in Johnson County

A Solon man was killed Monday evening in a head-on collision in Johnson County after a deer ran into the roadway.

About 6:10 p.m., a driver was traveling north on Highway 1, between Iowa City and Solon at Fox Lane NE, when a deer ran into the path of the car, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

After striking the deer, the northbound vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a southbound vehicle head-on, killing that car’s driver, Michael C. Bartlett, 67, of Solon.

The driver of the northbound car, Larry Hanus, 68, of Solon was injured.