The Iowa State Patrol is investigating to separate fatal crashes, one Monday in Keokuk County, another today (Tuesday) in Cedar County.
The Patrol says one person was killed when a driver failed to stop at a Keokuk County intersection and was broadsided by a semi.
The crash happened before 3:30 Monday afternoon on Highway 78 in Richland. The person killed has been identified as 93-year-old Wayne Parsons of Richland.
One person was killed in a Cedar County crash around 9:45 this (Tuesday) morning. The Iowa State Patrol says a Dodge Ram truck was northbound on Highway 38 in Cedar County, north of I-80, when the driver suddenly attempted a U-turn in front of a northbound semi. The semi T-boned the pick-up. The victim's name has not been released yet.