Two people killed in Iowa crash after illegal U-turn, ISP says
BELMOND, Iowa -- Authorities say two people were killed in a northern Iowa crash after an illegal U-turn. The crash occurred just before 7:30 p.m. on Friday along Highway 69 near 200th Street south of Belmond in Wright County. The Iowa State Patrol says a 2000 Ford Ranger was southbound on Hwy 69 when the driver made an illegal U-turn and was struck by a Dodge Ram 1500 traveling south on Hwy 69. The Iowa State Patrol says the driver of the Ford, 65-year-old Michael Thomas Mickelson, and his passenger, 71-year-old Ellen Kay Countryman, both of Belmond, died at the scene. Authorities did not release any information on the 25-year-old driver of the Dodge Ram's condition. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash remains under investigation. ISP says they were assisted by the Wright County Sheriff's Office, Belmond Fire and Police Departments and Belmond EMS.
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