(Winterset, Iowa)  – The Madison County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Redfield died during a crash Monday afternoon. The accident was reported by a caller to 911 at around 3:50-p.m.  The crash took place in the 1700 block of Pitzer Road.

Authorities say 70-year-old David Boots, of Redfield, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead. An investigation determined Boots’ vehicle left the roadway and struck an embankment. The exact cause of the crash is on-going and a medical issue preceding the crash has not been ruled out. An autopsy with the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny has been scheduled.

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Assisting the Madison County Sheriff’s Office at the scene was the Earlham Fire & Rescue, Madison County Ambulance, Madison County Medical Examiner’s Office and Madison County Emergency Management.