Iowa Fatal Accidents

Witnesses testify they saw a Cedar Rapids man, driving an SUV, go down embankment, cross onto Interstate 380 and crash into a motorcyclist, who was ejected and thrown into median cable barriers. He ...[...]

Justin J. Clemons pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle and operating a vehicle under the influence on Tuesday, March 4. Under the terms of the agreement, Clemons was sentenced to 25 years in prison.[...]

A driver was killed after his semi veered off a Marshall County highway on Tuesday afternoon. At around 2:28 p.m. deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a ...[...]

An as-yet-unidentified individual died on Tuesday afternoon after the northbound tractor trailer he was operating went off of Highway 330 onto the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 west of Marshalltown.[...]

A police pursuit Sunday night, March 2, 2025, that started in Iowa County, ended just into Dane County when the suspect vehicle crashed, killing the driver. At about 6:20 p.m., ['] ...[...]

A driver died in a crash Sunday night during a police pursuit on Highway 18 / 151 that began in Iowa County and ended in Dane County, authorities reported. According to a statement Monday morning from ...[...]

A 16-year-old was killed and a 20-year-old was injured in a single-vehicle crash in Worth County on Saturday morning.[...]

Steele was a passenger in the vehicle and was also wearing a seatbelt, but unfortunately did not survive the crash.[...]

In his 2016 campaign, President Trump seized on the death of Sarah Root, who police said was killed by an undocumented immigrant suspected of driving drunk.[...]

A 16-year-old was killed in a Webster County crash Friday morning after he was rear-ended, the Iowa State Patrol said. A crash report states the 69-year-old driver of a car rear-ended a tractor around ...[...]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL)- A Marion man, 46, is dead after an ice fishing accident on Thursday. The Linn County Sheriff's Office says Brian Thomas died at a local hospital after being rescued from a ...[...]

An Indiana special prosecutor said Thursday he will not charge a Jasper County Sheriff's deputy who killed a former Jan. 6 defendant during ... a federal prison near the Illinois-Iowa border ...[...]

A traffic stop escalated quickly for the Kansas Highway Patrol this morning along the I-35 and 635 interchange in Kansas City, Kansas. A traffic stop escalated quickly for the Kansas Highway Patrol ...[...]

He was identified in May 2024 as the suspect in Bass' murder. Bass was shot and killed while driving southbound on Highway 75 near the Hamilton Street exit in Omaha on the afternoon of Nov. 5 ...[...]

PAGE COUNTY, Iowa (WOWT) - One teen is dead after a fiery crash in southwest Iowa early Sunday morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash took place on 210th Street east of Willow Avenue ...[...]

IT HAPPENED ON I-80 ... on Interstate 80. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 45-year-old Mebratu Wonjala, of Urbandale, was driving a semi eastbound on I-80 around 10:45 a.m. Saturday. Near ...[...]

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. The Iowa State Patrol is investigating an Iowa City Fire Department fire truck that fatally struck a 99-year old pedestrian Sunday morning.[...]

A man wanted for vehicular homicide in Pottawattamie County was arrested in Pennsylvania on Feb. 13. Clifford Miller was involved in an accident on May 16, 2024, in Pottawattamie County where a ...[...]

WILTON, Iowa (KWQC) - A woman was charged with vehicular homicide, among other charges, for a crash that killed 1 person in September, 2024.[...]

A daylong Feb. 12 blizzard that dropped about half a foot of snow in the West Branch area caused numerous crashes and one fatality on Interstate 80, according to authorities. Full text is available ...[...]

The Des Moines Police Department is investigating a fatal crash early Sunday morning. According to police, Des Moines patrol officers and the Des Moines Fire Department ...[...]

One person is dead after a crash on Highway 86 in Elbert County Friday morning. The crash happened around 8 a.m. east of Kiowa, according to Colorado State Patrol. Two semi-trucks and a Ford Explorer ...[...]

Enoch Mampuya, 34, was killed Wednesday night when his vehicle collided with a semi-trailer in the median along I-80 between Iowa City and West Branch.[...]

Enoch Z. Mampuya, 34, of Holtham City, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene, according the Iowa State Patrol.[...]

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A driver from Texas was killed in a crash on I-80 between Iowa City and West Branch Wednesday night. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, 34-year-old Enoch Z.[...]

Frommelt, the only person in the car, was pronounced dead on the scene. Authorities identified Frommelt, who lived in Des Moines, on Monday afternoon.In the lead-up to the 2020 election, ...[...]

Authorities said the crash happened around 12:40 a.m. when a pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Iowa Highway 78 near mile marker ... old Michelle Moore, of Winfield, Iowa, was pronounced ...[...]

HENRY Co., Iowa (KWQC) - One woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Henry County, Iowa Friday night. Authorities have identified the woman who died as 50-year-old Michelle Moore of Winfield, Iowa.[...]

Deputies were called to the 12100 block of Highway 141 just before 9 a.m. where the ... Download the We Are Iowa app or subscribe to Local 5's "5 Things to Know" email newsletter for the latest.[...]

A woman and two children were killed in a crash along Interstate 74 in Boone ... A Kia Soul from Iowa was traveling eastbound on I-74 when it rear-ended a semi truck, crossed the median and ...[...]

JAMESTOWN, Ind --A multi-car crash on westbound Interstate 74 claimed three lives ... The driver of the Kia, 27-year-old Ashley Morgan from Iowa, and two children in the vehicle were killed. A third ...[...]