OFFICIALS REMIND EVERYONE TO BUCKLE UP – SLOW DOWN – AND DRIVE SOBER. TWO OF THIS YEAR’S DEATHS COME AFTER A MOTORCYCLE CRASHED INTO A PICKUP TRUCK. A CRASH REPORT SHOWS THE WRECK HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON NEAR WOOLSTOCK IN WRIGHT COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS SAY ERIC GUSTAFSON TRIED TO PASS A TRUCK AS IT TURNED LEFT – AND SLAMMED INTO THE TRUCK
2 killed in northern Iowa after bike crashes into pickup truck
Up to date: 8:58 AM CDT Sep 4, 2023
Two persons are lifeless after a bike they have been on crashed right into a pickup truck round 2:57 p.m. Saturday in Wright County.The Iowa State Patrol stated Eric Gustafson tried to cross the truck because it turned left, slamming into the truck.Gustafson, 52, of Thompson, and Mindy Chandler, 48, of Waukee, died within the crash.The pickup driver was not damage.Based on the newest knowledge from the Iowa Division of Transportation, 254 individuals have died to date this yr on Iowa roads. That is 34 greater than on the similar level in 2022. Over the past 5 years, a mean of 338 individuals have been killed in statewide crashes yearly.Forty-six individuals have been killed this yr in bike crashes, in comparison with 49 in 2022.
Two persons are lifeless after a bike they have been on crashed right into a pickup truck round 2:57 p.m. Saturday in Wright County.
The Iowa State Patrol stated Eric Gustafson tried to cross the truck because it turned left, slamming into the truck.
Gustafson, 52, of Thompson, and Mindy Chandler, 48, of Waukee, died within the crash.
The pickup driver was not damage.
Based on the newest knowledge from the Iowa Division of Transportation, 254 individuals have died to date this yr on Iowa roads. That is 34 greater than on the similar level in 2022. Over the past 5 years, a mean of 338 individuals have been killed in statewide crashes yearly.
Forty-six individuals have been killed this yr in bike crashes, in comparison with 49 in 2022.
