(Anamosa, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol reports a fiery, single-vehicle accident in eastern Jones County has claimed the life of a man from Delaware County, Iowa. 96-year-old Maurice Vincent Hennessey, of Ryan,  died, when the 2000 Ford Focus wagon he was driving was apparently on the wrong side of the road, prior to leaving the road and entering a ditch.

The vehicle then struck a road sign, re-crossed the road and struck a tree on the opposite side before catching fire. The accident happened at around 3:30-p.m., Saturday, on Newport Road in rural Anamosa. The crash remains under investigation.