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Fatal crash in Dallas County

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February 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Adel, Iowa) – A collision between a pickup and semi Friday morning in Dallas County, resulted in the death of the pickup’s driver. The Iowa State Patrol says 67-year-old David Lee Carscadden, of Adel, died when his 2001 GMC Sierra K1500 pickup pulled out from a private drive, entered Highway 6 and struck a 2018 Freightliner semi. The man was ejected from the pickup and died at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt.

The driver of the semi, 50-year-old Fredy Medrano, of San Antonio, Texas, was not injured. The crash occurred at around 10:13-a.m., on Highway 6 (Greene Street in Adel), between 5th and 7th Streets. The accident remains under investigation.