3 dead following a collision in NE Iowa Monday afternoon

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January 20th, 2026 by Ric Hanson

(Black Hawk County, IA) – A collision Monday afternoon between a pickup truck and an SUV in northeast Iowa, left both drivers and a passenger in the SUV dead. The Iowa State Patrol reports the accident happened at around 4:05-p.m. on southbound Interstate 380 east of Gilbertville.

The Patrol says the pickup, driven by 63-year-old Thomas Sidler, of Robertsdale, Alabama, was traveling north on I-380 when the vehicle crossed the median and collided head-on with a southbound Toyota RAV4 driven by 68-year-old Judy Fisher, of Cedar Rapids. Both vehicles came to rest off the traveled portion of the southbound lanes.

Both drivers, and a passenger in the SUV, 45-year-old Jessica Fisher, of Cedar Rapids, were pronounced deceased at the scene. All were wearing their seat belts. The crash remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.

The Patrol was assisted in its investigation by the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office, Gilbertville Police and Fire Departments, Waterloo Fire and Evandale EMS.