RURAL POCAHONTAS COUNTY, IOWA – A Northern Iowa woman died in a car crash after losing control of her vehicle Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday, December 12 at 2:23 PM, a fatality motor vehicle accident occurred
approximately 10 miles west of Pocahontas, Iowa on Highway 3. A 2006 Pontiac Torrent operated by 19-year-old Rebecca Hansen of Pocahontas was eastbound
when she lost control and entered the north ditch. The vehicle rolled,
ejecting the driver who was not wearing a seatbelt, the Iowa State Patrol says.
As a result, Hansen died.
The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Pocahontas Sheriffs Office, Pocahontas Fire/Ems and Iowa DNR. The accident is still under investigation.