Crashes

A Central City motorcyclist who was severely injured last month after crashing into a deer has died from his injuries, according to an updated news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

Prosecutor: Man who died was the ‘aggressor,’ but accused left the scene

A 26-year-old Winthrop man is dead following a crash early Sunday morning north of Walker, Iowa.

Pilot Eleazar Villafranca Jr., a 36-year-old father of three, died when the helicopter he was flying apparently came into contact with utility lines that cut across a field he was spraying with insecticide and fungicide.

A Central City man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a motorcycle crash Wednesday night in rural Linn County, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.

A Wellman man died Wednesday night after crashing a motorcycle while fleeing an attempted traffic stop by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday night in a crash with an SUV in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department.

One person is dead after four vehicles collided in Johnson County over the weekend, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

One person was injured Sunday after a vehicle stunt went awry at the Jackson County Fair, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

Two United Methodist pastors in the Cedar Rapids circuit were killed in a car crash Sunday after attending a joint worship service hosted at the Veterans Memorial Building that morning.

Five people died from crashes in Iowa -- including a double fatal car collision in Linn County -- during the July 4 holiday period.

The crash happened at approximately 1 p.m., on Highway 13 at the intersection with Blaine’s Crossing Road, according to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.