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Fort Dodge woman hit on bike and killed

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June 16th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – A Webster County woman is dead after an accident involving a bicycle and a truck Tuesday in Fort Dodge. Around 9:30 Tuesday morning the Fort Dodge Police Department responded to a call that a woman on a bicycle was hit by a truck and was unresponsive. Sixty-five-year-old, Melissa Ristau of Fort Dodge was found dead on the scene. Police say, a truck driven by 18-year-old Goldfield resident, Peyten Rasmussen, struck Ristau as she was crossing at an intersection.