FRANKLIN COUNTY – A Colorado man allegedly ran a stop sign and was broadsided by a Northern Iowa man’s Jeep over the weekend, causing a fiery fatal auto accident.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident took place early on July 1, 2023. At just before 1 AM that morning, at the intersection of Highway 65 and 190th Street just north of Hampton, a 2017 Subraru driven by 34-year-old Adam Booker of Arvada, Colorado, was eastbound on 190th and ran a stop sign there. His vehicle was broadsided by a 2015 Jeep Cherokee driven by 26-year-old Spencer Brinkman of nearby Latimier, Iowa. The Subaru was sent into a nearby cornfield and burst into flames. The Jeep entered a ditch.
As a result of the collision, Booker was killed. Brinkman was taken to Mercy One Hospital in Mason City by ambulance.
The accident remains under investigation.