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Patrol: 3 killed, 2 injured in central Iowa wrong-way crash

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August 24th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

ALDEN, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State Patrol investigators say three people — including a child — have died in a crash in central Iowa’s Hardin County. The Des Moines Register reports that the crash happened Sunday evening on U.S. Highway 20 near Alden, when a pickup truck traveling the wrong way crashed into the sport utility vehicle carrying two adults and a child.

Officials say 44-year-old Cristy Gutierres, who was driving, and 38-year-old Mario Zubia and 11-year-old Jessie Gutierres died in the crash. All were from Story City. Officials say a 6-year-old child in the SUV was flown to a Des Moines hospital with serious injuries. The patrol says the pickup driver, 25-year-old Spencer Bultman, of Hampton, was also injured.