Woman dies in Kenyon Road crash
Car crosses median and hits pickup head-on; one driver airlifted
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Fort Dodge firefighters work to remove the victim of a head-on collision Thursday afternoon on Kenyon Road just east of the Des Moines River Bridge. A passenger in another vehicle was killed in the accident.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Fort Dodge firefighters begin the process of getting the injured driver of a Dodge pickup out of the vehicle Thursday afternoon after a head-on collision that killed the passenger of another vehicle.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Rescue workers begin the process of helping the victims of a head-on collision Thursday afternoon on Kenyon Road near the Des Moines River Bridge. One person was killed in the accident.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson A Fort Dodge Fire Department ambulance travels southbound on Kenyon Road Bridge Thursday afternoon. A fatal crash occurred on the bridge, according to Capt. Ryan Gruenberg, of the Fort Dodge Police Department. The bridge was closed to traffic for more than an hour Thursday. Traffic on both sides of the bridge was rerouted. The Messenger will update as information on the crash becomes available.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Fort Dodge firefighters work to remove the victim of a head-on collision Thursday afternoon on Kenyon Road just east of the Des Moines River Bridge. A passenger in another vehicle was killed in the accident.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Fort Dodge firefighters begin the process of getting the injured driver of a Dodge pickup out of the vehicle Thursday afternoon after a head-on collision that killed the passenger of another vehicle.
-Messenger photo by Hans Madsen Rescue workers begin the process of helping the victims of a head-on collision Thursday afternoon on Kenyon Road near the Des Moines River Bridge. One person was killed in the accident.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson A Fort Dodge Fire Department ambulance travels southbound on Kenyon Road Bridge Thursday afternoon. A fatal crash occurred on the bridge, according to Capt. Ryan Gruenberg, of the Fort Dodge Police Department. The bridge was closed to traffic for more than an hour Thursday. Traffic on both sides of the bridge was rerouted. The Messenger will update as information on the crash becomes available.
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A head-on crash involving a car and pickup truck on the Kenyon Road Bridge left one woman dead and two others injured Thursday afternoon, according to Sgt. Aaron Smidt, of the Iowa State Patrol.
Ruth Lucille Smid, 85, of Fort Dodge, was declared dead at the scene.
The crash was reported at about 1:38 p.m. on the bridge between South Eighth Street and Avenue C.
According to Iowa State Patrol crash reports, Marvin Lee Hulse, 89, of Fort Dodge, was driving a Chevrolet Impala southwest on the bridge, towards UnityPoint Health -- Trinity Regional Medical Center, when the vehicle crossed the concrete center divider and struck a Dodge Dakota pickup truck head-on.
The truck, driven by David Leroy Stone, 54, of Harcourt, was traveling northeast in the other lane of travel, Smidt said.
The impact of the crash sent the car into the east shoulder, with the front end facing west.
The pickup truck came to rest on its side. It was partially on the concrete divider.
Smid was a passenger in the car, according to the reports.
Firefighters had to use extrication tools to help Stone out of the truck he was driving. That driver was transported to Trinity Regional Medical Center and is in stable condition.
Hulse was transported to Trinity Regional Medical Center before being airlifted to a hospital in Des Moines.
Kenyon Road Bridge was closed for about two hours while emergency personnel worked on scene. Traffic on both sides of the bridge were rerouted.
"We would like to extend our appreciation to the public for their patience during this closure allowing emergency crews to safely handle the incident," Capt. Ryan Gruenberg, of the Fort Dodge Police Department, said.
The Fort Dodge Police Department, Fort Dodge Fire Department, Webster County Sheriff's Department, Iowa State Patrol, Fort Dodge Public Works Department, Webster County emergency management, and a Webster County medical examiner investigator were on scene.