2 crashes kill 1, injure 1 - Keokuk Gate City Daily

The driver of the Mercury did not notice that ahead in the lane was a 2000 Ford truck driven by Steven G. Armstrong, 53, Donnellson. The Mercury rearended and went underneath the trailer of Armstrong’s vehicle, killing the Mercury’s driver. A two-vehicle crash occurred at 3:22 p. m. at the T-intersection of 320th Street and 260th Avenue, both gravel roads, south of Montrose. Kielly Vermazen, 18, of Montrose was driving her 1998 Chrysler Cirrus on 260th Avenue and didn’t stop at the stop sign at the intersection. She pulled out in front of the westbound Ford F-350 towing a fifth-wheel trailer driven by Michael Barrow, 24, Farmington, according to Sheriff Jim Sholl. Barrow’s pickup had several passengers,” Sholl said. Barrow’s truck broad-sided the Cirrus on the driver’s side. O’Connor said that when she came upon the scene, the pickup was 3/4 across the road sideways with its front end in the ditch. She was airlifted with serious injuries to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. Vermazen’s passenger, Cole Peacher, had minor injuries and was treated at Keokuk Area Hospital, Sholl said. Montrose and Donnellson Fire and Rescue assisted at the. Source: www.dailygate.com