One person died and another was injured during a crash on Interstate 80 Saturday night, in Polk County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2018 GMC pickup driven by 37-year old Travis Gonzales, of Bondurant, was traveling at a high rate of speed westbound on I-80 a little after 10-p.m., when his truck struck a 2016 Ford Focus from behind, just before the east mixmaster (the I-80/I-235/I-35 interchange). After the impact, both vehicles entered the north ditch, where the car struck a tree. The driver of the Ford was not identified. The victim who died at Mercy Hospital, was a 24-year old. The unidentified person who was injured was 22-years old. Both were wearing their seat belts. The injured person was transported to Methodist Hospital by medical helicopter. Their names were being withheld pending notification of family.

The accident remains under investigation, with charges pending the results of the investigation.