(Council Bluffs, IA) – A man from Pottawattamie County died today (Friday), when the semi tractor-trailer he was driving on westbound Interstate 80 near Council Bluffs, was blown-off the road by strong winds. The Iowa State Patrol says 56-year-old Mark Douglas Hayden, of Council Bluffs, was driving a 2004 Peterbilt semi near mile marker 12 in Pottawattamie County, when he lost control of the rig a little after 12-p.m.

The semi tipped-over onto the driver’s in the median and struck a cable barrier before coming to rest facing southwest within the median.

Hayden – who was wearing a seat belt – died at the scene. The State Patrol was assisted by Underwood Rescue and the Pott. County Sheriff’s Office.