(Rural Cedar County, Iowa) – One person died and another was hurt during a collision in eastern Iowa this (Friday) morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a car driven by 36-year-old Zachary John Hutchinson, of Clarence (IA) was attempting to pass two other vehicles as he was traveling south in the 1700 block of Garfield Avenue at around 6:50-a.m., at the same time the driver of one of the other southbound vehicles, 37-year-old Michelle Renae Foulks, of Tipton, pulled out to pass a southbound Chevy pickup.

When Hutchinson took evasive action, his car made contact with the pickup and went into the east ditch. Hutchinson – who was not wearing a seat belt – died at the scene. A passenger in his car, 28-year-old Makayla Ann Casper, of Clarence, was injured and transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics by Tipton Ambulance. The patrol says she was wearing a seat belt.

The other two drivers were not injured. The Patrol was assisted at the crash site by multiple area agencies, including the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office.