(Anamosa, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol has released the name of a child who died Saturday (Jan. 20, 2024), from injuries that occurred during an eastern Iowa sledding accident on Jan. 10th.  The Patrol says 13-year-old Adam McWherter died from his injuries at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, after his sled was struck by an SUV, when the sled crossed a road in front of a 2008 GMC Envoy SUV. The driver of the SUV was identified as 49-year-old David Thomas, of Anamosa.

The accident happened at around 11:30-a.m. Jan. 10th, in rural Anamosa.

The accident remains under investigation.