Names released in deadly I-80 crash near Altoona, Iowa

POLK COUNTY, Iowa-  The Iowa State Patrol's releasing more details about a deadly crash on I-80 near Altoona late Saturday night.   

The ISP reports a pick-up truck driven by Travis Gonzales of Bondurant was speeding on I-80 near Altoona, when he rear ended a car driven by 22-year-old Austin Gainuss of Des Moines.  Both the pick-up and Gainuss' car went into the ditch.  Gainuss' car then hit a tree.   A passenger in Gainuss' car, 24-year-old Joshua Lamont Cox was pronounced dead at a Des Moines hospital.   Gainuss suffered critical injuries and is hospitalized.

Gonzalez was not injured.  Charges have not been filed yet.

Pickup rear-ends car on I-80 near Altoona, 1 killed - Thumbnail Image

Pickup rear-ends car on I-80 near Altoona, 1 killed


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