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A Williamsburg woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday night in Iowa County, the Iowa State Patrol reported.
There were 353 traffic deaths in Iowa in 2021, according to a preliminary figure from the state transportation department. That is the highest number of traffic fatalities in Iowa since 2017, when there were 402, and a nearly 6 percent increase over the previous year.
Police investigate as wrong-day driver being evaluated.
Wyoming, Iowa, woman died in head-on crash near Anamosa; Dyersville man injured
Authorities are investigating a fatality crash in rural Anamosa from Tuesday. One driver was killed and the other was injured in the nearly head-on crash on Iowa Highway 64.
A Cedar Rapids man was found passed out in a stolen vehicle at a Marion park before fleeing from officers and breaking into a Cedar Rapids home while armed with a rifle, according to a Linn County criminal complaint.
Investigators said Ryan Thieman, 49, of Marble Rock lost control at about 4:25 a.m. Dec. 21 while driving on southbound I-380 near mile marker 51.
A northbound SUV driver struck a northbound bicyclist on Linn Benton Road, according to a news release.
Police are still searching for the driver but found two juveniles who jumped from the vehicle and ran after the crash.
A public celebration of life is scheduled at Decorah High School at 5 p.m. Thursday for two teens who were killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night.
SUV flipped three times after going into ditch in crash, investigators say
Prosecutors said Jayme Powell ran over Richard Polak, of Omaha, while he rode his motorcycle on Interstate 29 near Whiting, Iowa, on Dec. 27, 2020, after the two had a fight earlier that night in Sioux City.
A driver accused of being drunk when he crashed into and seriously injured a West Des Moines police officer last year has been sentenced to five years in prison.
The Boone Police Department said Mario Gonzalez died Saturday in a crash, but they didn't immediately release any details about the crash.
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