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Pedestrian struck and killed by a car in northern IA Friday evening

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May 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(HANLONTOWN) — A pedestrian on 390th Street in northern Iowa’s Worth County was struck and killed by a car Friday evening. The Iowa State Patrol reports 58-year old Rick Johnson, of Kensett, was walking eastbound on 390th Street, about one-eighth of a mile east of Ironwood Avenue at around 5:20-p.m., when he was hit by a 2013 VW Passat. The car was driven by 42-year old Luke Beenken, of Mason City. The accident, which took place northeast of Hanlontown, remains under investigation.

The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by Deputies with the Worth County Sheriff’s Office, Mercy Air Med, Hanlontown Fire and Rescue, and the Forest City Ambulance Service.