(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs have identified the victim of Sunday morning’s fiery, single-vehicle accident, as a man from Lincoln, NE. Authorities say 32-year-old Darian Davis was the driver and lone occupant of a vehicle that struck a sign pole at around 4:10-a.m., Sunday. The accident happened on Interstate 29 northbound near mile marker 50.

The vehicle split-in half and left a large debris field in its wake. A motorist called 911 and advised, “A vehicle is on fire on the side of the interstate,” but they were unable to determine in there was anyone inside.  Officers and Fire Personnel arriving on the scene found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames, which where were extinguished by Council Bluffs Fire Department Personnel. The body was found in the front half of the vehicle once the flames were doused.

An investigation revealed that speed was a factor in the crash.