One dead in I-80 chain reaction crash near Iowa City

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Iowa State Patrol says one person was killed in a multi-vehicle accident in Iowa City.

The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at about 3:00 p.m. Friday near the on-ramp to easbound I-80 from northbound Highway 281.

The patrol says a car with mechanical problems was unable to get off the roadway due to road construction. That caused a chain reaction wreck involving five other vehicles.

Morgan Downing Rosenthal, 52, of Iowa City was killed when her Honda CRV was hit by tdr iver of a Peterbuilt truck.

No other injuries are reported.

Photo from Iowa Department of Transportation


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