(Battle Creek, Iowa) – A man whose vehicle was being pursued by an Ida County Sheriff’s Deputy is dead, after his vehicle missed a curve, struck a tree and then rolled several times in northwest Iowa, Monday night. The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 11:22-p.m. in the Crawford Creek Recreation Area, south of Battle Creek, in Ida County. 47-year-old David Downing, of Oto, was driving a 2000 Oldsmobile Alero and attempting to elude the deputy, when the crash occurred.

Downing was wearing a seat belt, but died at the scene.