Fatality accident in a Mills County
December 27th, 2024 by Ric Hanson
(Silver City, Iowa) – One person died Thursday during a single-vehicle crash in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2011 VW Routan (SUV) driven by 38-year-old Kevin Deitchler, of Glenwood, was traveling north on 287th Street, north of Silver City at around 1:24-p.m., when the vehicle drifted off the road in the 1500 block of 287th Street.
The SUV crossed the oncoming lane of traffic before leaving the road and colliding with a driveway embankment. The vehicle then flippedĀ over the driveway and landed on its roof before coming to rest. Deitchler, who was wearing his seat belt, died at the scene.

