MARION, Iowa (KCRG) — Sheriff’s officials in Linn County, Wednesday, identified the man who was killed in a crash Tuesday. Authorities say 48-year-old Chad Craig, of Cedar Rapids, was driving a motorcycle when he was hit head-on by a vehicle attempting to pass in a no-passing zone. Craig died in the crash that happened at around 7 p.m. Tuesday, near the intersection of Cottage Grove Avenue SE and Highlands Court SE south of Marion. Police said the driver of the vehicle that hit the motorcycle, 60-year-old Debra Trimble, of Marion, was charged with vehicular homicide, OWI and unsafe passing.

According to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Transportation, 282 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads. That’s 26 more than at the same point in 2022. Over the last five years, an average of 338 people have been killed in statewide crashes annually. Fifty-five people have been killed this year in motorcycle crashes, compared to 49 in 2022.