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2 die in separate eastern IA crashes, Saturday

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September 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Two people, a man and a woman, died in separate accidents Saturday, in eastern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol reports just after 10-p.m., 22-year old Johnathon Cooper, of Sperry, died in Des Moines County, when the 2006 Yamaha motorcycle he was riding southbound crossed the centerline in the 1200 block of Madison Avenue, and was struck by a northbound 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, driven by 50-year old Raeburn Schuyler, of Dearborn, MI. Cooper died at the scene. The accident remained under investigation.

And, at around 12:30-a.m. Saturday, 22-year old Elizabeth Lenton, of Kalona died, when the ATV she was a passenger on, went out of control for reasons unknown, and rolled over. Lenton, and the driver of the machine, 28-year old Alex Merritt, of Iowa City, were ejected during the accident. Merritt was transported to the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, by Washington County Ambulance. The crash remains under investigation, and charges are pending.