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Marion woman dies in crash near Iowa City

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March 13th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — One person was killed in a crash on Interstate 80 early this (Friday) morning just east of Iowa City. The state patrol says a car was stopped along the interstate but was still partly in the traffic lane. Troopers say it was hit from behind by a Jeep just after midnight, sending the car into the ditch while the Jeep rolled onto its side in the median.

The car’s driver was killed. She’s identified as 48-year-old Jennifer Ferguson of Marion. The Jeep’s driver, 27-year-old Callie VerSchoore of Marion, was injured and taken to University Hospitals in Iowa City.