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Colfax man dies in I-80 crash near Colfax

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April 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A pickup ran into the back of a semi tractor-trailer, Saturday, in eastern Iowa, resulting in the death of a man from Colfax. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2005 Chevy pickup driven by 32-year-old Jaron Gibson, of Colfax, and a 2020 Freightliner semi driven by 24-year-old Parker Dove, of Bronson, MI, were both traveling eastbound on I-80, west of Colfax, when the pickup struck the rear of the semi. Gibson suffered serious injuries and was flown by Mercy One to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, where he died.

The accident, which happened at around 6:20-p.m., Saturday, remains under investigation.