(Davis County, IA) – The Iowa State Patrol has identified the victims of a fatal collision that occurred Sunday night in Davis County. The crash between two SUV’s left one person dead and two others injured. According to the Iowa State Patrol,the driver of a Buick SUV, 61-year-old David Downen, of Moulton (IA), died as a result of the crash. The driver of the other SUV, 25-year-old Kobi Roberts, of La Plata, MO, and a passenger in Downen’s vehicle, 56-year-old Jesse Smith, of Unionville, were injured.

The crash happened at around 9:25-p.m. on Highway 2, west of West Grove, in Davis County. Authorities say a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Roberts was traveling east on Highway 2 and a 2010 Buick Enclave driven by Downen was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane. The SUV’s collided head-on. Downen, who was not wearing a seat belt, died at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield.

The other two accident victims were also transported by ambulance to the hospital. A report on their conditions was not released.