A man from Pottawattamie County died Friday afternoon during a single-vehicle rollover accident in far northwestern Pott. County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 61-year-old Rodney Lee Smith, of Council Bluffs, died when the 2013 Jeep Cherokee he was driving left the eastbound lanes of Interstate 680 near mile-marker 1, crossed the median and westbound lanes of traffic. The SUV then entered a field and traveled for some distance before striking a ditch and rolling over. The crash happened at around 4:40 p.m. Smith, who was wearing his seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation. The Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by Deputies with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, along with Crescent Fire and Rescue.