WAPELLO, Iowa (AP) - Officials say a 15yearold girl has died after her motorized scooter was hit by a semitrailer as she tried to cross U.S. 61 in Wapello.
The Hawk Eye reports (https://bit.ly/2ph5CLt ) that Sierra Jane Bowdre died at the scene Monday night. The Iowa State Patrol says the crash happened at 9:50 p.m. when Bowdre was driving west on a city street and tried to cross the highway without yielding to oncoming traffic.
The Iowa State Patrol says the driver of the semi, 57-year-old Steven Lutman, of Colfax, Illinois, was not injured.
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Information from: The Hawk Eye, https://www.thehawkeye.com
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