(Audubon County, Iowa) – A head-on crash Tuesday claimed the life of a Cass County woman. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 56-year old Lee Ann Hansen, of Atlantic, died in the crash that occurred west of Brayton at around 12:35-p.m. on 320^th Street, west of Goldfinch Place. Hansen died at the scene. She was not wearing a seat belt. The other driver, 30-year old Gregory Keith Gregerson, of Harlan, suffered minor injuries. The Patrol said he was wearing his seat belt.

According to the report, an eastbound 2017 Chevy Equinox driven by Hansen and a westbound 2017 Ford F-250 driven by Gregerson, collided at the crest of the hill on 320th Street. Both vehicles ended up in the north ditch. The accident remains under investigation.

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office, Brayton Fire and Rescue, Exira Fire and Rescue, Audubon County Emergency Management, and Life Flight assisted the Iowa State Patrol at the scene.

Lee Ann Hansen is the co-owner, along with her husband Bruce, of Hansen Interstate Repair and Hansen Valley Oil, near Highway 71 and I-80.