KDSN Radio

(Storm Lake, Iowa) – Authorities say dense fog may have played a role in a fatal crash that occurred Sunday morning, in northwest Iowa. The accident in Buena Vista County happened on Highway 71 near Lakeside, a little after 5 a.m. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 27-year-old Derren Mauricio of Alta, Iowa died at the scene of an accident after the 2017 Chevy Traverse he was driving crossed the center line of northbound Highway 71 and struck a 2019 Jeep Wrangler, which was traveling south, and driven by 21-year-old Estevan Rodriguez, of Alta.

Rodriguez and his passenger, 30-year-old Lucero Martinez-Juarez, of Early, Iowa, were injured in the collision. They were transported to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center, in Storm Lake. All three of the crash victims were wearing seat belts.

And, while the crash remained under investigation, dense fog was present during the collision, which reduced visibility.