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Keota woman dies in Sunday morning crash

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November 12th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

An eastern Iowa woman died in a collision Sunday morning between her car and a semi. The Iowa State Patrol reports 20-year old Jasmine Alvarez Gonzalez, of Keota, was driving a 2001 Toyota Corolla southbound on Louisa County road X-17, when her car crossed the center line and went off the road into the east ditch. Gonzalez over-corrected, sending her car veering back across the roadway onto the west shoulder.

The vehicle crossed the centerline again, and was struck broadside in the northbound lane by a 2018 Peterbilt truck driven by 47-year old Steven Glen Dill, of Keota. The car came to rest in the east ditch, while the truck came to rest on the east shoulder.

Gonzalez, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene. Dill, who was wearing a seat belt, was injured, but was not transported to a hospital. The crash, which happened at around 8:05-a.m. Sunday, remains under investigation.