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Driver in fatal Interstate 80 crash identified as Neil R. Bell
Jul. 11, 2017 11:01 am, Updated: Jul. 12, 2017 9:12 am
WEST BRANCH - The Iowa State Patrol has identified the Coralville man killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night.
Authorities said Neil R. Bell, 73, was driving westbound on Interstate 80 near the 256 mile marker around 7:16 p.m. when he entered the median and hit a bridge support. Bell was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, the state patrol said. The vehicle - a 2012 Dodge Journey SUV - caught fire after the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the state patrol.
l Comments: (319) 398-8238; lee.hermiston@thegazette.com
An Iowa State Patrol squad car. (Gazette file photo)
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