(Jefferson County, IA) – A collision west of Fairfield Saturday night left a teenage female dead and two adults injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2009 Lexus E350 driven by 18-year-old Emmelia Miller, of Fairfield, was traveling north on Hemlock Avenue at around 10:20-p.m. near Cedar Creek, when the car went out of control due to weather conditions.

The vehicle was struck on the side by a 2025 Dodge truck driven by 20-year-old Morgan Anderson, of Fairfield. Miller – who was not wearing a seat belt – died at the scene. 25-year-old James Lyman, of Fairfield, and 24-year-old Ashlyn Hotchkiss, of Urbana (IA) were injured. The Patrol says Hotchkiss was not wearing a seat belt and was transported by Jefferson County Ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospital. Lyman was not transported to a hospital.

The crash remained under investigation. The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Ambulance, Fairfield Police and Fire, as well as the Libertyville Fire Department.