A fatal car crash in Boone County was allegedly caused by “tall corn” obstructing the sightlines of an “uncontrolled” intersection.
Bobby Rodriguez, 55, of Waukee, was killed on Saturday, Aug. 9 when his Honda SXS collided with Wayne Reinhart’s Chevrolet Silverado as the pair entered the I Avenue and 280th Street intersection south of Ogden.
Two passengers in the Honda, Susan Rodriguez, 40, of Waukee, and a nine-year-old, were injured and life-flighted to Methodist hospital. Reinhart, 74, Alleman, did not report an injury.
According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, Reinhart was traveling east on 280th Street while Bobby Rodriguez was northbound on I Avenue when their vehicles entered the intersection just before 3:45 p.m.
The crash report says each driver’s view was blocked by the tall corn when they collided, eventually coming to rest in a bean field on the northwest corner of the intersection.
Bobby Rodriguez and the two passengers in his car were wearing seatbelts, according to the State Patrol report.
Celia Brocker is a government, crime, political and education reporter for the Ames Tribune. She can be reached at CBrocker@gannett.com.
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Reporting by Celia Brocker, Ames Tribune / Ames Tribune
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