The Iowa State Patrol reports two people died and three others were injured in two separate crashes, Monday. The first, in Iowa County, took place at around 8:15-a.m. The Patrol says a semi was traveling east on Highway 6 Trail, when a 2006 Ford Fusion stopped, but then pulled out in front of the truck from northbound North Avenue, just east of Marengo. The semi struck the sedan on the driver’s side. One person died, two others were injured in the crash. The injured were transported to the Marengo Memorial, and UIHC Hospitals, respectively. No names were released, pending notification of family.

The second accident happened in northeast Iowa’s Butler County, at around 9:25-p.m., Monday. The Iowa State Patrol says a semi driven by 57-year-old Mark John Behrens, of Carroll, was westbound on Iowa Highway 3. A car driven by 31-year-old Brady Lee Cashatt, of Parkersburg, was traveling north on Quail Avenue in rural Clarksville. The car failed to stop at the intersection, and struck the semi on the left front side.

Following the collision, the semi rolled into the northwest ditch, and the car rolled over, coming to rest upright on the traveled portion of Highway 3.  Brady Cashatt died from his injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt. Behrens was transported to the Waverly Health Center by Allison EMS. The crash remains under investigation.