(Dallas Center, Iowa) – The driver of a pickup truck died following an accident this (Monday) morning, in Dallas County. The accident happened on Highway E-44 near Dallas Center, at around 9:46-a.m.

The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2021 Chevy pickup driven by 69-year-old Michael Remus, of Grimes, was stopped in traffic westbound, waiting for other, turning traffic, when a westbound 2018 Kenworth concrete mixer driven by 32-year-old Kodi Hoback, of Grimes, struck the rear of the pickup.

Remus suffered fatal injuries in the collision. A passenger in the pickup,  65-year-old Julie Remus, of Grimes, was transported by Dallas County EMS to Methodist Hospital, for treatment of non-serious injuries. The driver of the Concrete mixer was not hurt.