(Howard County, Iowa) – A young man from northeast Iowa died late Saturday night during a single-vehicle accident north of Cresco. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2009 Pontiac G6 driven by 18-year-old Alex Hanson, of Cresco, was traveling south on Willow Avenue at around 10:33-p.m. and approaching 70th Street, when the car went out of control. The vehicle rolled over, ejecting Hanson, who died from his injuries at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

The Patrol was assisted by personnel from: Cresco PD; Howard County Sheriff’s Dept.; and Cresco Fire & EMS.