(Des Moines, Iowa) – [Update to previous ISP report: 1 fatality, not 2] – A crash on Interstate 80/35 Tuesday evening in Polk County, claimed the life of a juvenile male. In an earlier report, the Patrol erred in stating an adult had also died. The collision happened at around 7:35-p.m on I-80/35 eastbound, one-mile west of the interchange with I-35 and the east mixmaster, in Des Moines.

Authorities say traffic at the 136 mile marker was backed-up due to a collision. A 2016 Toyota Prius driven by 54-year-old Wesley Breckenridge, of Newton, was in the right lane in front of a 2016 Hyundai Tucson SUV driven by 42-year-old Luis Venales Graterol, of Grimes. Both drivers were slowing for traffic in front of them, when the SUV was struck from behind by a 2017 Peterbilt semi driven by 32-year-old Soderdene Selengesaikhan, of Los Angeles, CA.

The impact caused a chain-reaction crash. A juvenile passenger in the Hyundai Tucson, 11-year-old Ian Venales, of Grimes died in the crash, and Luis Graterol was injured. The extent of his injuries is currently unknown.