1 dead, 2 injured in a Webster County collision Thu. afternoon

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May 23rd, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Fort Dodge, Iowa) – A collision Thursday evening in Webster County left one person dead and two others injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened at around 4-p.m. at the intersection of County Highway P-59 and U-S Highway 20, in Fort Dodge. Authorities say a 2011 Honda Fit driven by 82-year-old Hal Chase, of Des Moines, was traveling north on P-59, when the vehicle failed to stop at the controlled intersection to eastbound Highway 20.

Chase’ vehicle was struck broadside by an eastbound 2023 Lincoln SUV driven by 78-year-old Diane Witt, of Arcadia. Both drivers and a passenger in the SUV, 51-year-old Stacie Segebart, of Westside, were injured, and transported by Fort Dodge Ambulance to the hospital in Fort Dodge, where Chase died from his injuries.

Multiple agencies assisted at the crash site.