ORAN, IA : 1 dead, 1 hurt in rural Fayette County crash at the intersection of Highway 3 and W Avenue northeast on Wednesday, 31st July 2019

An eastern Iowa trucker has died in a two-vehicle crash in southern Fayette County Wednesday.

The Iowa State Patrol identified the deceased as Charles E. Meyers, 66, of Edgewood. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, located at the intersection of Highway 3 and W Avenue northeast of Oran.The crash was reported about 1:45 p.m.


Troopers said a car being driven by Melody A. Hewitt, 19, of Oelwein, failed to yield upon entering a through highway and was struck by a Mack truck being driven by Meyers.

Hewitt was injured in the crash. She was transported by ambulance to MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center.

Assisting at the scene was the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, the Iowa Department of Transportation, Mercy Ambulance-Oelwein, Fairbank Fire and Ambulance, Oran Fire Department and First Responders and Westgate Fire Department

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