(Iowa County, Iowa) – A woman from Des Moines died early this (Wednesday) morning, while another – also from Des Moines – was injured during  a single-vehicle crash north of Millersburg, in east central Iowa. The crash happened at around 6:55-a.m.

The State Patrol reports a 2012 KIA Sportage SUV driven by 53-year-old Jeanne Kashindi was traveling east on Iowa County road F-52 and approaching the intersection with H Avenue, when Kashindi failed to stop at the posted stop sign, for reasons unknown. The SUV entered a downhill driveway into a county gravel storage area and struck broken-up pieces of concrete.

The vehicle landed on the driver’s side. Kashindi died at the scene. Her passenger, 18-year-old Rachel Happy, was injured and transported by ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospital. Both women were wearing their seat belts.