(Ottumwa, Iowa) – An SUV that authorities say was traveling at an excessive rate of speed, went out of control and rolled through an intersection in Ottumwa before it came to rest in a house at 601 E. Williams Street. The Iowa State Patrol reports the driver of the BMW X3, 44-year-old Jason Tobek, of Ottumwa, died at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt. A passenger in the vehicle,  21-year-old Brianna McConnell, of Ottumwa, was injured in the crash and transported by ambulance to the local hospital.

According to police, there were two people inside the home at the time of the crash, but they were not hurt. The accident happened a little before 10-a.m. today (Wednesday), at the intersection of Williams and Weller Streets. The crash remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Ottumwa Police and Fire Departments, along with the Ottumwa Ambulance Service.