Authorities in Fremont County responding to the scene of a single-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon east of Randolph, found an 82-year old woman who was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials identified the woman as Donna Jean Pierce, of Malvern.

An investigation determined Pierce’ vehicle was traveling north on 330th Avenue when it left the road and entered the west ditch, before crashing through a set of closed gates and coming to rest in a creek. The accident happened in the 1100 block of 330th Avenue.

The woman was not wearing a seat belt. Her body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny, for autopsy. Fremont County Sheriff’s deputies were assisted at the scene by Tabor Police Department, Randolph Fire and Rescue, Tabor Fire and Rescue and the Iowa State Patrol.