(Radio Iowa) – An Iowa D-O-T worker was killed in northwest Iowa Tuesday morning in an accident on Highway 18 near Boyden. Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that 64-year-old Lynn Roder of Ashton was standing in the westbound lane with a traffic sign signaling for westbound traffic to stop of slow down ahead of a road construction area when he was hit by a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox being driven by 94-year-old William Plantage of Sheldon who was driving westbound. Plantage struck Roder on the roadway.

Roder was transported by the Boyden Ambulance to Sanford Sheldon Medical Center where he was pronounced dead as a result of his injuries. Plantage’s vehicle sustained approximately $4,000 in damage. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Boyden Ambulance and the Iowa State Patrol. The accident remains under investigation.

The State of Iowa’s Coronavirus dashboard (as of 10-a.m. today), shows nine more people have died from the virus since Tuesday, and 373 have tested positive. As of today (Wednesday), the State’s death toll from the virus is 808, while the number of positive COVID-19 cases stands at 39,793. The IDPH says 427,908 Iowans have been tested. Of those, 386,643 have tested negative for COVID-19. Officials said also, 28,607 persons affected by the virus have recovered from it.

Hospitalization data show: one more person with COVID-19 was hospitalized, for a total of 224; 71 individuals are in an ICU; 29 were admitted, and 31 were on a ventilator. In RMCC Region 4 (southwest/western IA), five people are hospitalized with COVID-19, two are in an ICU), there were no hospital admissions, one person remains on a ventilator.

Long-Term Care (LTC) data show 20 outbreaks (3 more than Tuesday, 494 staff/patients have tested positive for the virus, 124 have recovered and 433 have died.

Here is the latest data for confirmed cases and the number of persons recovered from COVID-19, in Cass and surrounding counties, plus any change in the numbers (Highlighted number indicate a change from Tuesday):

• Cass: 30 positive cases, 28 recovered
• Adair: 20 positive cases, 16 recovered
• Adams: 12 cases (recovered data still not available from the IDPH)
• Audubon: 22 cases, (No recovery data available)
• Guthrie: 110 cases, 66 recovered
• Montgomery: 24 cases, 16 recovered
• Pottawattamie: 945 cases, 708 recovered
• Shelby County: 125 cases, 123 recovered

Police in Council Bluffs responded at around 3:25-a.m. today (Wednesday), to a Personal Injury Accident in the 3200 block of 9th Avenue. Authorities say information was received that one vehicle was on its side. Officers arrived on scene and were able to locate the vehicle on its side. Officers were able to help the driver – 26-year old Haleigh Colbert, of Council Bluffs – out through the sunroof of the vehicle.

A preliminary investigation indicated Colbert was traveling westbound on 9th Ave. in her 2007 Honda CRV. She veered over onto the shoulder and struck a parked Ford F-150. Both vehicles had extensive damage and had to be towed from the scene. Colbert suffered minor injuries however refused medical attention.

Colbert was cited for the accident. Authorities say alcohol was not a factor in this accident, and Colbert was wearing her seatbelt, which proved to be very effective in preventing more serious injuries.