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Tuesday, December 24, 2013Area:
Des Moines-Ames, IAAuthorities say a Minnesota man was fatally struck by a car on Christmas as he tried to capture his wandering dog on an Iowa highway.
The Iowa State Patrol says 74-year-old Lawrence Anderson, of Marine on St. Croix, Minn., walked into Interstate 35 in south central Iowa on Christmas night. Authorities say Anderson’s car was stranded, and his dog escaped from the vehicle.
Shelton Short, of Osceola, was driving an SUV and struck Anderson as he tried to capture the dog. The 34-year-old told authorities he didn’t see Anderson.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013Area:
Des Moines-Ames, IATwo people were killed in a one-car accident Sunday night in Wright County near Renwick. The accident claimed the lives of both the driver and a passenger. Reportedly an eastbound 2001 Volkswagen Jetta driven by 43-year-old Jaimes Reyes Santos of Goodell lost control on Wright County Road C-26.
The car left the roadway,striking a utility pole, rolled over and landed in a soybean field. Santos and a passenger 50-year-old Armando Romero Soto of Hampton were both pronounced dead at the accident scene. The accident remains under investigation.