(Hampton, Iowa) – A collision  early this (Saturday) morning in northern Iowa’s Franklin County, claimed the life of a man from Colorado. The Iowa State Patrol says 34-year-old Adam L. Booker, of Arvada, CO, died when the 2017 Subaru WRX he was driving, ran a stop sign at the intersection of 190th Street and Highway 65, north of Hampton. The vehicle broadsided a southbound 2015 Jeep Cherokee, driven by 26-year-old Spencer J. Brinkman, of Latimer (IA). The crash happened a little before 1-a.m., as the Subaru was traveling eastbound and the SUV was southbound.

Following the collision, the Subaru entered a farm field to the southeast and started on fire. The Jeep came to rest in the east ditch. Adam Booker died at the scene. Brinkman was injured and transported by Mercy One/Mason City to the Franklin General Hospital. The crash remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Hampton Fire Department, and Franklin General Ambulance.