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2 from Texas killed in a Polk County (IA) crash

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July 1st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Iowa have identified two people from Texas who died in a crash Saturday in Polk County. According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a Honda SUV traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 near 2nd Avenue (mile marker 134) hit a guard rail before leaving the road and coming to a stop in a creek.

Rose A. Engel, 58, of Cookville, Texas, was pronounced dead on the scene. William L. Engel, 65, of Cookville, Texas, was transported to a Des Moines hospital where he later died.

The crash is still under investigation.