(Audubon County, Iowa) – A single vehicle accident south of Exira Sunday night claimed the life of a man from Dallas County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 52-year-old Stephen Joseph Smith, of Adel, was driving a 2006 Hyundai Tiburon north on Lark Avenue, just north of 335th Street, when the car went out of control at around 6-p.m.

The vehicle entered the west ditch and rolled over, coming to rest on its roof facing south. Smith died at the scene. he was wearing a seat belt. The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted by the Audubon County Sheriff’s Office and Exira Rescue.