Fatal crash in Madison County late Friday morning
July 17th, 2022 by Ric Hanson
(Winterset, Iowa) – Sheriff’s officials in Madison County said late Saturday night, that around 11:30-a.m. Friday, Deputies were dispatched to the 2800 Block of Peru Road, following the report of a single-vehicle crash. Responding Deputies discovered a vehicle operated by 64-year-old Joseph Breece, of East Peru, had left the roadway and struck a tree. Breece, the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The exact cause of the crash is still under investigation and a medical issue hasn’t been ruled out as a possible contributing factor.