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Charges filed in a fatal vehicle-vs-pedestrian accident in Hamburg

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February 26th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Hamburg, Iowa) –In an update to our earlier report, the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office today (Monday), said a Rock Port, MO. woman was recently charged following an investigation into a fatal accident that took place at around 6-p.m. on January 25th. 77-year-old Nancy Bartles, of Rock Port, MO, was charged with Failure to Yield to a Pedestrian, resulting in death. Authorities say neither speed, alcohol, drugs nor distracted driving were factors in the accident.

A 77-year-old Hamburg resident, Willie Donn Thorp, was identified as the victim in the accident. Thorp died at a nearby hospital, after he was struck by the pickup truck Bartles was driving, while he was carrying items to his vehicle from a local community center.