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(Update) One person killed in s.w. Iowa crash Thu. morning

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August 14th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in Fremont County report one-person died during a single-vehicle accident this (Thursday) morning. The Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Travis Andrew Hoyt, of Shenandoah, died at the scene of the crash at around 9:30-a.m., about three-miles west of Shenandoah, on 195th Street.Officials say Hoyt’s 1979 Jeep went out of control as it traveled eastbound. The SUV entered the ditch and rolled over before coming to rest on its wheels. Hoyt, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle.

The State Medical Examiner’s Office is scheduled to conduct an autopsy. Shenandoah Fire and Rescue and the Fremont County medical examiner assisted the sheriff’s office at the scene.