(Boone County, IA) – A passenger in a vehicle involved in a crash late Tuesday morning in central Iowa, died Wednesday from her injuries. The Iowa State Patrol reports 71-year-old Barbara Johnson, of Boone, was an occupant of the 2014 Kia Soul driven by 68-year-old Kevin D. Johnson, also of Boone.
The accident happened at around 11 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Highway 30 and Corporal Snedden Drive, on the southeast side of Boone. The Patrol says the Kia was traveling south on Corporal Snedden Driver, and a 2022 Chevy pickup driven by 51-year-old Salvador B. Cervantes, of Loomis, WA, was traveling westbound on Highway 30.
When the Kia failed to stop and yield to through traffic, it was struck by the pickup. Kevin Johnson was injured and transported by Boone EMS to Methodist Hospital. Barbara Johnson was flown from the scene to Methodist, where she later died. The driver of the pickup was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
