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1 dead in Central Iowa crash

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April 25th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Pleasantville, Iowa) – A collision between a pickup and a car Sunday afternoon in Warren County, claimed the life of a woman from Knoxville. The Iowa State Patrol reports 82-year-old Glenna K. Clarke died at the scene of the crash, at intersection of Highways 5 and 316, northwest of Pleasantville.

When Clarke attempted to cross Highway 5 from Hwy 316, her 2011 Chevy Cruze was struck on the driver’s side broadside, by a 2019 Ford F-350 pickup. The crash occurred at around 3:50-p.m.

Both vehicles then entered the median and came to rest, still attached. The driver of the pickup, 53-year-old Charles J. Spurling, of Goldfield, and his passenger, were checked out by EMS personnel and released with no reported injuries.