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1 killed another injured in car-vs-semi accident near Grand Junction

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October 22nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

An accident late Tuesday morning in Central Iowa claimed the life of a woman and resulted in injuries to a man. The Iowa State Patrol reports 26-year old Shannon Poole, of Boone died when the 1984 Buick Delta 88 she was driving crashed into a 2014 Kenworth semi on U.S. Highway 30 east of Grand Junction, shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday.

The Patrol says their preliminary investigation indicates the westbound car crossed the center line and hit the semi-truck in the eastbound lane. Officials are still determining why the car drifted across the center line.

Poole died in the crash, and a passenger in one of the vehicles, 23-year old Shane Swett, was taken to the Greene County Medical Center. Both were wearing their seat belts. The driver of the semi, 55-year old Kenneth Ricke, of Arcadia, was not injured.

The crash remained under investigation.