(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Officials with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office have released information with regard to a fatal crash that occurred May 2nd, across the Cass/Pottawattamie County line, southwest of Griswold. Authorities said 19-year-old Makenzie Bates, of Atlantic, died in the accident that happened at around 9:30-p.m., in the area of 500th Street and Basswood Road.

According to a report, law enforcement and Griswold Fire/Rescue Department personnel responded to the scene and found two disabled vehicles and a woman, later identified as Bates, who had been struck by a vehicle. Bates died at the scene. Pottawattamie County Traffic Accident Investigators responded and looked into the crash.

Authorities say the exact cause of the accident and any potential criminal charges are still under investigation.

Celebration of Life services for Makenzie Bates are scheduled for 2-p.m. Saturday (May 10th), at the Griswold Central Church of Christ.