[This is an update to our earlier report]  (DeWitt, Iowa) – A woman who was standing in the traveled portion of U-S Highway 61 southbound in Clinton County, Friday evening, died after she was struck by a pickup truck. The Iowa State Patrol Saturday afternoon, identified the woman as 68-year-old Cheryl M. Neilson, of Delmar, Iowa.

According to the report, a 2020 Ford Escape SUV was disabled on left lane of the highway near mile-marker 148. Neilson  and the SUV were struck by a 2012 Chevy Silverado pickup driven by 19-year-old Lucas C. Albertson, of Maquoketa. The pickup was traveling in the left lane. It struck the SUV after Neilson and 18-year-old Amber N. Edens, of Dubuque, had exited the SUV. Neilson died at the scene. Edens was injured and transported by ambulance to Genesis East Medical Center, in Davenport.

The accident happened at around 5:25-p.m., near DeWitt. After the collision, the pickup came to rest in the west ditch, and the SUV came to rest in the median.  The accident remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted by the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department, DeWitt EMS, Welton Fire, and the Clinton County Medical Examiner.