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2 from Boone killed in a collision Friday evening

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February 3rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Boone, Iowa) – A collision Friday evening between an SUV and a pickup truck in Boone, left two women dead. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2017 Ford Escape driven by 55-year-old Pamela Mary Borkowski, of Boone, was sitting at a stop sign on southeast Marshal Street at around 5:11-p.m., Friday, at the same time 2008 Ford F-250 was westbound on Highway 30.

The SUV entered Highway 30 into the path of the pickup, driven by 20-year-old Joshua Ryan Lantz, of Pella. The pickup struck the SUV, causing fatal injuries to Pamela Borkowski and her passenger, 32-year-old Stephanie Jeanne Borkowski, of Boone. Both women were wearing their seat belts.

Lantz, and two passengers in his pickup, were transported to the Boone County Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.