Kadaess Adams and Braden Brown, both 12, and Oneimus Quaterman, 11, killed in collision with semi truck on Interstate 80 near Coralville, Iowa
12-Year-Old is Third to Die as Result of U-Turn Crash on I-80
The accident happened just after 1:00 p.m. Sunday at mile marker 235, just west of Coralville. An eastbound car tried to make a U-turn to head back west and it was broad-sided by a semi as it turned into the eastbound lanes.
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Investigators say Edwards was driving in the right-hand lane of westbound I-80 when he slowed down in an attempt to use the median crossover and make a U-turn, in order to travel back east.
State Patrol Warns Drivers After Illegal U-Turn Kills Three Iowa Boys
The untimely deaths of three young eastern Iowa boys are an unfortunate reminder to obey traffic signs and not use medians as a way to U-turn.
Iowa parents mourn 12-year-old son killed in I-80 crash
The Brown family has also seen support through a fundraiser. As of Wednesday morning, May 8, the fund has raised more than $10,000. A fundraiser set up for the Quarterman family has garnered more than $18,000 as of Wednesday morning.
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