(Clear Lake, Iowa) – A vehicle being pursued by law enforcement early this (Sunday) morning in Cerro Gordo County, crashed, resulting in the death of a person from Forest City. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2015 Ford Fusion driven by a 22-year-old, was traveling at a high rate of speed in Clear Lake as it was being pursued at around 1:40-a.m. The car went out of control and struck a tree at 4th Avenue South and S Shore Drive. The vehicle then struck an unoccupied house and two legally parked vehicles (a 2021 Nissan Rouge and a 2016 Chrysler Town and Country), before coming to rest.

The driver was transported to Mercy One Medical Center in Mason City, where they were pronounced deceased. Their name was not immediately released. Clear Lake Fire assisted at the accident scene.