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(Update) Names released in Friday night triple fatal crash

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March 12th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Walcott, Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol, Sunday afternoon, released the names of the persons who died in a head-on crash on Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa, Friday night. Three died, and other person was injured.Those who died at the scene were identified as 46-year-old Tameka D. Paney, of Rock Island, Illinois, 34-year-old Jessica E. Carr, of Fresno, CA., and 23-year-old Brina Y. Anderson-Yoder, of Cedar Rapids.  The Patrol says Carr and Anderson were not wearing a seat belt. Paney was wearing her seat belt, but her injuries were still fatal.

29-year-old Andrea Rene Smith, of Davenport, was wearing a seat belt. She was injured in the crash and transported to Genesis East Hospital.

The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 11:15-p.m. north of Walcott, in Scott County. The report says a 2014 VW driven by Tameka Paney, and a 2014 Chevy driven by Andrew Smith, collided head-on in the inside land of I-80 at mile marker 284.

The direction of travel for each vehicle was undetermined and under investigation.

The Scott County Sheriff’s Office, Davenport Police, Iowa DOT, Walcott Fire and Medic EMS assisted at the scene.