(Clear Lake, Iowa) – A crash this (Monday) afternoon north of Clear Lake resulted in the death of one teenager and injuries to another. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened at around 2:20-p.m. on Hickory Avenue, north of 275th Street, when a 2008 Subaru Outback driven by 15-year-old Jannali Bear-Dont-Walk, of Clear Lake, went out of control as the car was traveling northbound on Hickory Street.

The vehicle cross the road into the path of a southbound 2024 GMC 3500 pickup. After the vehicles collided, the driver of the Subaru and a passenger, 16-year-old Aali Martinez, of Clear Lake, were transported to Mercy Hospital in Mason City, where Jannali Bear-Dont-Walk died from injuries suffered in the crash. Both teens were wearing their seat belts. The accident remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, Clear Lake Police, Clear Lake Fire/EMS, Mason City Fire, and Mercy Air Med.