A single-vehicle accident in southeast Iowa’s Van Buren County has claimed the life of an Ottumwa man. The Iowa State Patrol reports 55-year old Michael Dewayne Lawson was driving a 2015 Chevy northbound on County Road V-56 at around 11:30-p.m., Friday, when he ran the stop sign at the intersection of V-56 and J-40. His vehicle crossed through the intersection and entered the north ditch, striking the embankment. Lawson, who was not wearing a seat belt, died from his injuries at the scene.