Marshalltown, IA : Woman dies in car accident in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 30 west on Saturday, 21st December, 2019

A fatal accident claimed the life of a State Center woman Saturday evening.

Kim Pfantz, 58, of State Center, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 30 west of Marshalltown.Pfantz, who was driving a 2001 Toyota Camry, collided with a vehicle driven by Kyle Dana, 36, of Ft. Dodge. Dana was driving a 2008 GMC Acadia.

The crash originated as Pfantz approached the crest of a hill two miles east of the Highway 330 intersection. Marshall County Sheriff Steve Hoffman, who was on scene, said Dana collided head-on with the passenger side of Pfantz’s vehicle.

“I caution people about traveling in the fast lane of a divided highway, unless you are passing,” he said. “The drivers could not see one another because of the hill.”

Pfantz was pronounced dead on scene, along with her pet dog. Dana was taken to Unity Point Hospital in Marshalltown with non-life threatening injuries.

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