Iowa Driver Dies in Crash With Deer

Posted: Updated:

ABC5 Newsroom

RED OAK, Iowa (AP) - A 26-year-old driver has been killed and her passenger injured in a rollover crash caused by a collision with a deer in southwest Iowa.

The accident occurred around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. Highway 34, west of Red Oak.

The Iowa State Patrol says Shawna Curtis was driving east with 9-year-old Lydia Powell, both of Creston, when the SUV struck a deer that was crossing the roadway. The patrol says the deer was flipped up, and it came through the vehicle windshield, striking Curtis.

Curtis lost control of the SUV. It ran off the highway into a ditch and rolled twice.

The patrol says Curtis was pronounced dead at the scene. The girl was flown to a hospital in Omaha, Neb.

ABC5 News -Iowa News, Des Moines, Iowa News, Weather, and SportsMore>>
Emergency Meeting at Evelyn Davis Park
Emergency Meeting at Evelyn Davis Park
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 12:21 AM EDT2013-05-24 04:21:31 GMT
by Phil Prazanpprazan@myabc5.com@PhilPrazanChurch groups, Des Moines Police and community organizations all came to an emergency meeting at Evelyn Davis Park to try and find a solution for recent violence.More >>
Church groups, Des Moines Police and community organizations all came to an emergency meeting at Evelyn Davis Park to try and find a solution for recent violence.More >>
Metro Boy Does Big Thing for McDonald House
Metro Boy Does Big Thing for McDonald House
Updated: Friday, May 24 2013 12:11 AM EDT2013-05-24 04:11:38 GMT
By Lisa Martone LMartone@myabc5.com DES MOINES –The Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home for families whose children are getting treatment at local hospitals. Jack Marren, 13, heard aboutMore >>
The Ronald McDonald House is a home away from home for families whose children are getting treatment at local hospitals.More >>
Hawkeye Radio Legend Passes Away
Hawkeye Radio Legend Passes Away
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 11:54 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:54:45 GMT
ABC5 Newsnews@myabc5.comIt is a sad day for the Iowa Hawkeye family and the broadcasting fraternity. Multiple sources are reporting longtime Hawkeyes radio broadcaster Jim Zabel has passed away. ZabelMore >>
Multiple sources are reporting longtime Hawkeyes radio broadcaster Jim Zabel has passed away.More >>
Investigators Find Blood in Kathlynn Shepard Search
Investigators Find Blood in Kathlynn Shepard Search
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 11:50 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:50:39 GMT
By: Sabrina AhmedSAhmed@myabc5.comtwitter.com/SabrinaAtiya Investigators released multiple pieces of information that are key to the investigation. Most importantly, they found blood. DNA tests proveMore >>
Investigators released multiple pieces of information that are key to the investigation. Most importantly, they found blood. DNA tests prove it belongs to Kathlynn.More >>
Water Works Cuts Back Supplies
Water Works Cuts Back Supplies
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 11:45 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:45:03 GMT
By Alex Schuman aschuman@myabc5.com @alexschuman Des Moines Water Works announced the Des Moines and Racoon Rivers are too polluted to keep using for drinking water. Both rivers have dangerous levelsMore >>
Des Moines Water Works announced the Des Moines and Racoon Rivers are too polluted to keep using for drinking water. More >>
Blood Found Means Diminished Hope in Search for Kathlynn
Blood Found Means Diminished Hope in Search for Kathlynn
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 7:26 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:26:22 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comIowa investigators say the discovery of blood of a missing 15-year-old girl has diminished hope of finding her alive. Bill Kietzman of the Iowa Division of Criminal InvestigationMore >>
Iowa investigators say the discovery of blood of a missing 15-year-old girl has diminished hope of finding her alive.More >>
Waukee Woman Will Be Charged After Driving Off I-235 Overpass
Waukee Woman Will Be Charged After Driving Off I-235 Overpass
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 4:24 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:24:12 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIWEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say a woman suspected of drunken driving drove her car off an interstate overpass in West Des Moines before rollingMore >>
Authorities say a woman suspected of drunken driving drove her car off an interstate overpass in West Des Moines before rolling down an embankment.More >>
Kidnapping Suspect Probed in Cousins' Deaths
Kidnapping Suspect Probed in Cousins' Deaths
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 2:52 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:52:46 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa police chief says a dozen investigators are looking into whether the suspect in Monday's kidnapping of two girls is connectedMore >>
An Iowa police chief says a dozen investigators are looking into whether the suspect in Monday's kidnapping of two girls is connected to last year's slaying of two cousins who vanished 90 miles away.More >>
Alleged Kidnapping Victim Speaks Out
Alleged Kidnapping Victim Speaks Out
By: Jason Rantala @jarantala jrantala@myabc5.com For the first time, we're hearing from "Dezi," Kathlynn's friend and fellow victim. Twelve–year–old Dezi recently spoke with the town newspaper aboutMore >>
For the first time, we're hearing from "Dezi," Kathlynn's friend and fellow victim.More >>
Iowa House Adjourns Landmark 2013 Session
Iowa House Adjourns Landmark 2013 Session
Updated: Thursday, May 23 2013 12:53 PM EDT2013-05-23 16:53:48 GMT
ABC5 Newsroomnews@myabc5.comtwitter.com/ABC5_WOIDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa lawmakers have adjourned the 2013 session after reaching deals to cut property taxes, revise education policy and provide healthMore >>
Iowa lawmakers have adjourned the 2013 session after reaching deals to cut property taxes, revise education policy and provide health care for low-income residents.More >>

Iowa Driver Dies in Crash With Deer - ABC5 News Des Moines, IA

Iowa Driver Dies in Crash With Deer

ABC5 News -Iowa News, Des Moines, Iowa News, Weather, and SportsMore>>