(Manning, Iowa) – A collision this (Friday) morning in Carroll County between a pickup truck and a Mack truck, resulted in the death of an Audubon County man. The Iowa State Patrol reports 34-year-old Michael Snyder, of Audubon, died, when the pickup he was driving failed to stop at a controlled intersection and was struck by a 2019 Mack Anthem registered to the Farmer’s Co-Op in Arcadia. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 141 and Eagle Avenue, east of Manning, at around 6:45-a.m., Friday.
The Patrol says Snyder was traveling north on Eagle Avenue in a 2004 Chevy Silverado pickup truck when his vehicle was struck by the Mack truck as it was eastbound on Highway 141. Following the collision, the pickup came to rest on the eastbound shoulder. The other vehicle came to rest in the north ditch.
Michael Snyder died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt. The driver of the other vehicle, 53-year-old Craig Gruhn, of Manning, was not injured. The accident remains under investigation. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene.