The rollover wreck of a car carrying four teenage boys claimed the life of a 15-year-old, the Iowa State Patrol reports.
A state patrol crash reports said the single-car crash occurred at 2:33 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in rural Cherokee County when a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2 with a 16-year-old at the wheel lost control, entered a ditch, rolled over and hit a utility pole, then caught fire.
The 15-year-old who died at the scene was in the rear seat and was not wearing a seat belt, the report said. Another boy in the rear seat, age 16, who also was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the car and suffered serious injuries, the report said. He was taken to a hospital via helicopter.
The driver and the front-seat passenger, 14, were both wearing seatbelts and were treated for minor injuries, the report said.
The accident occurred as the Pontiac was westbound on Highway C66 just west of J Avenue. The report said it was not clear why the vehicle lost control.
The report did not identify the boys and did not say whether charges were filed.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Boy, 15, dead in Cherokee County rollover wreck; another badly injured
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