Dawn Novak, 44, killed and Logan Huebner, 47, injured in crash on Usher Avenue near Sumner, Iowa

BREMER COUNTY '€” The driver of a car died in a crash with a pickup truck Monday morning northwest of Sumner. A release from detective Dave MacDonald with the Bremer County Sheriff'€™s Office said 44-year-old Dawn Novak, of Sumner, was driving south on Usher Avenue when she crashed with a pickup, driven by 47-year-old Logan Huebner, in the middle of the 110th Street intersection. Novak was pronounced dead at the scene, while Huebner and his passenger, Dylan Berge, were taken to Sumner Community Memorial Hospital for treatment of minor injuries, authorities said. MacDonald said '€œit appears possible that tall corn growing in the area may have played a part'€ in the crash. No charges have been filed, though the sheriff'€™s office said the case remains under investigation.

Authorities say tall corn growing near a northern Iowa city may have contributed to a fatal, two-vehicle crash. Authorities say tall corn may have contributed to the collision, but they did not release additional information. The other driver, 47-year-old Logan Huebner, also of Sumner, received minor injuries along with a passenger in his vehicle. One driver, 44-year-old Dawn Novak, of Sumner, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Bremer County Sheriff's Office says the two cars were traveling in different directions Monday morning when they collided at an intersection about five miles outside of Sumner.