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(UPDATE) Names released in fatal Madison County crash

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February 28th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Winterset, Iowa) –The Iowa State Patrol, Monday evening, released the names of the victims of Sunday morning’s crash in Madison County. The Patrol reports the driver of the 2003 GMC Sierra pickup, 16-year-old Jacob Ryan Short, of Indianola, was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene.

The accident happened as the pickup, which was traveling at excessive speeds in the 2400 block of 195th Trail at around 2:30-a.m., Sunday, went out of control, entered a ditch and struck a tree. The driver, who was trapped, died at the scene.

Three passengers in the pickup were injured: 15-year-old Halley Renee Brown, and 17-year-old Blake Charles Feuring, both of Winterset, along with 18-year-old Cameron Ryan Johnson, of Lorimor. None of the victims were wearing their seat belts. The Patrol says Brown was transported by personal vehicle to the Madison County Hospital, in Winterset. Feuring and Johnson were not transported to the hospital.

Alcohol is a suspected contributing factor in the crash. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Madison County EMS assisted the Patrol at the scene.