(New Sharon, Iowa) – A crash this (Friday) morning in east central Iowa resulted in a death and one injury. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened in Poweshiek County, a few miles north of New Sharon, at around 6:42-a.m. Authorities say a 2003 Chevy pickup driven by 30-year-old Jamal Gant, of Oskaloosa, was traveling north on Highway 146, when the vehicle went out of control on the icy roadway.

The pickup entered the east ditch and rolled over, coming to rest on its top. A passenger in the pickup, 31-year-old Cody T. Roberts, of New Sharon, died at the scene. Gant was transported by Montezuma Ambulance to the Oskaloosa Hospital. The Patrol reports Roberts was wearing his seat belt, but Gant was not.

Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted at the crash scene.