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Fatal crash in Story County

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November 1st, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Ames, Iowa) – A head-on crash Thursday night in Ames claimed the life of one person and left another person injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports the crash happened in the westbound lanes of 13th Street in Ames, at around 11:57-p.m., Thursday.

The Patrol says a 2003 Buick SUV driven by 67-year-old John Husted Berg, of Ames, was traveling the wrong way on 13th Street just east of Hyland, when his vehicle struck a 2019 Honda Fit driven by 28-year-old Kari Rachelle Storjohann, also of Ames. Husted was not wearing a seat belt and died from his injuries at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames.

Storjohann was transported to the same hospital. The crash remains under investigation. The Patrol was assisted at the scene by Story County EMS.