(Cedar Rapids) – In an update to our earlier report, the Iowa State Patrol late Thursday identified the driver of a semi who died in an eastern Iowa weather-related accident, as being from Pottawattamie County. 58-year-old Brian Jensen, from Council Bluffs, was driving a 2020 Freightliner semi was traveling south on Highway 151 in Benton County at around 8:30-p.m., Wednesday, when the truck/trailer was struck by a strong gust of wind and went out of control.

The vehicle rolled onto its side and came to rest in the east ditch. Jensen – who was not wearing a seat belt – died from his injuries. The accident remains under investigation. The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Norway and Fairfax Fire Departments.