(Maqouketa, Iowa) – A head-on crash Monday evening in eastern Iowa’s Jackson County claimed the life of an SUV driver. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened at around 6:10-p.m. on Highway 64 westbound, near mile marker 27. The Patrol says a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling eastbound on the Highway, when it crossed the center line of the road and collided with a westbound 2005 Ford F-350 pickup truck.

The SUV came to rest in the north ditch. The driver, whose name was not immediately released, died at the scene. The pickup, driven by 27-year-old Kyle Harland, of Maquoketa, and his 22-year-old passenger, Megann Post, of Maquoketa, were able to drive themselves to the Maquoketa Regional Health Center. Harlan was not wearing his seat belt. His passenger, and the driver of the Jeep were wearing seat belts.

The crash remains under investigation.