(Boone County, Iowa) – A collision Thursday morning southwest of Boone resulted in the death of a man from Boone. The Iowa State Patrol reports a 2003 Ford Ranger pickup truck driven by 89-year-old Dale Ray Crouse, of Boone, was traveling south on Montana Avenue at around 8:24-a.m, when Crouse failed to yield to a 2006 Ford Mustang, driven by 17-year-old Aubrey Rose Alexander, of Templeton, as she was traveling east on Highway 30.

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When the teen was unable to avoid the collision, her car struck the pickup. Crouse was transported by ambulance to the Boone County Hospital, where he died from his injuries.  The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Aubrey Alexander was checked by medical personnel on scene and released.

Multiple agencies assisted at the crash scene.