The Iowa State Patrol has identified a woman killed after she was struck by a vehicle while walking on Interstate 80 Thursday. The State Patrol crash reports show 32-year-old Cara Gethman, of Des Moines, was killed at approximately 4:16 a.m.   She was struck by a 2006 Pontiac G6 that was merging onto westbound I-80 near mile marker 142 in Altoona.  Sgt. Alex Dinkla told KCCI “After the driver merged and was onto the travel portion of the Interstate, he unintentionally struck a female pedestrian that was walking on the interstate.”

Gethman was pronounced dead at the scene. The Iowa State Patrol continues to investigate the crash.