David Hultquist, 33, and Skyler Darrow, 23, killed and three injured in 4 vehicle crash near Mount Vernon on Iowa Highway 1.

Modified Date: 
Fri, 05/01/2015 - 6:40am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Platteville woman, kids injured in fatal Iowa crash

Deputies said the two were in a car stopped Monday in a construction zone on Iowa Highway 1 when it was hit in the rear by a sport utility vehicle driven by Kimberly Sargent of Platteville. Their car was pushed into the vehicle ahead, which was pushed into the vehicle ahead of it.

Woman gets 60 days in jail after fatal accident in Mount Vernon construction zone

Kimberly Jo Sargent, 45, of Platteville, Wis. pleaded guilty to failure to maintain control and speeding, going 63 in a 55 mph zone on Highway 1, south of Abbe Hills Road. The violations were enhanced because of the fatality, which allowed a prosecutor to bump it up to a simple misdemeanor and ask the court for jail time.

A 44-year-old Platteville woman and two children who were with her were hospitalized after a four-vehicle crash in eastern Iowa that killed two.

The Linn County Sheriff's Office identified those killed in the crash near Mount Vernon as 33-year-old David Hultquist and his passenger, 23-year-old Skyler Darrow, both of Martelle.

Deputies said the two were in a car stopped Monday in a construction zone on Iowa Highway 1 when it was hit in the rear by a sport utility vehicle driven by Kimberly Sargent of Platteville. Their car was pushed into the vehicle ahead, which was pushed into the vehicle ahead of it.

Deputies said the people in the other cars weren't injured.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
David Hultquist
Skyler Darrow
Kimberly Sargent
Roadway: 
Iowa Highway 1

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