(Marshalltown, Iowa) – A woman driving the wrong way in Marshall County died during a near head-on collision this (Thursday) morning, southwest of Marshalltown. The Iowa State Patrol reports 59-year-old Jennifer Gene Robb, of Marshalltown, who was wearing her seat belt, died at the scene of the crash on Highway 330 near Highway 30, at around 7-a.m.

Authorities say a 2006 Ford Taurus Robb was driving was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. A 2016 Cadillac CT6 driven by 44-year-old Heith Michael Meyer, of Iowa Falls, was northbound in the northbound lanes. Near mile marker 18, the Ford was southbound in the northbound left lane, at the same time the Cadillac was in that lane. Robb took evasive action by braking/steering away.

Meyer saw the Ford after checking a mirror, and attempted to steer away, but the vehicles sideswiped head-on from opposite direction. The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and EMS personnel.