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Fatal, fiery crash in Webster County Monday afternoon

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June 5th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A crash between a pickup truck and a semi Monday afternoon, in northern Iowa’s Webster County, left one person dead, another injured. The Iowa State Patrol says a 1995 Chevy truck driven by 55-year old Mark Walter Mueggenberg, of Fort Dodge, was traveling east on County Road D-20 at around 2:55-p.m., at the same time a Peterbilt semi, driven by 67-year old Larry Edward Law, of Duncombe, was traveling west.

On a curve in the road, the Chevy crossed the center line just to the west of Xavier Avenue, and struck the semi. The Chevy then came to rest in the south ditch, and became engulfed in flames. Mueggenberg died at the scene. The semi came to rest on its side in the north ditch. Law was treated for minor injuries at the scene.

The accident remains under investigation.