SLATOR, IOWA – A community parade turned deadly in this small Iowa town Saturday when a driver ran over pedestrians with a Hyundai.
The incident took place in the town of Slator in rural Story county, on July 3, 2021. At about 11:03 AM that morning, a 75-year-old driver was parked in a 2007 Hyundai Sonata on Main Street. The yet un-named driver backed out of the parking spot and struck multiple pedestrians, the Iowa State Patrol says. A 59-year-old Albert Lea resident, again un-named as of yet, we struck and drug under the vehicle as was a 6-year-old Iowa child. Two other persons, ages 30 and 67, were injured, also.
The incident remains under investigation at this time.
