Iowa State Patrol identifies victim in fatal I-80 accident in Iowa County

Lang
1/13/23

Iowa State Patrol has identified the victim who died in a multiple vehicle crash in Iowa County.

The accident happened on eastbound Interstate 80 between the North English and Marengo exits around 1pm Thursday. According to the accident report, a 2019 Jeep Cherokee struck a DOT plow truck that was on the left shoulder conducting a slow-moving interstate maintenance project. The driver of the Jeep was killed in the accident. On Friday night, the State Patrol identified the woman as 64-year-old Joyce Baumgarten of Cedar Rapids.

Two other vehicles were also involved. They include a 2021 Hyundai Sonata driven by 47-year-old Michael Razo of Topeka, Kansas and a 2013 Ford Edge driven by 23-year-old Alexis Sands of Solon. Neither party needed medical attention.

The driver of the DOT truck, 52-year-old David Dellamuth of Williamsburg, was injured and transported to the Marengo Hospital. His condition is unknown.

The accident remains under investigation.