ELLSWORTH – A Kansas man was killed in an auto accident on Interstate 35 in Northern Iowa while traveling northbound on a slick and icy roadway.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, the accident took place on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. At about 5:23 PM that evening, a 2004 Chevy Avalanche driven by 29-year-old Pedro F Quintanilla Castellanos of Kansas City, Missouri, was traveling northbound on Interstate 35 near Ellsworth, Iowa, when the vehicle lost control due to the slick and icy roadway while on a bridge. The vehicle then rolled into the east ditch, ejecting a rear-seated passenger who was allegedly not wearing a seatbelt.
As a result of the accident, 42-year-old Jose Roger Rivera Vasquez of Kansas City, Missouri, was killed, pronounced deceased at the scene and transported to Boeke Funeral Home.
The accident remains under investigation.