3 young children were not wearing seat belts in crash in Iowa: Authorities

The Iowa State Patrol said three children, ages 5, 4 and 2, died Monday, Oct. 7, when their stationary SUV was struck by a truck.

Three young children who died after a crash in Iowa that also injured three adults and another child were not wearing seat belts, according to authorities.

The Iowa State Patrol (ISP) said: accident report It was stated that on Monday, October 7, three children, ages 5, 4 and 2, died when their stationary SUV was hit from behind by a truck. According to the report, neither the children nor the adults were wearing seat belts. vehicle.

According to a Press release Another child, who survived but was not named, was in the SUV at the time of the crash, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office said. It is unclear whether they were wearing seat belts.

The occupants of the SUV were identified by police as: Layani CarterEpps, 5; Ja’Cesun Jackson, 4; Miko King, 2; Amariana Carter Brown, 22; and Sunika Carter, 38, listed as the driver.

The two-vehicle crash occurred shortly after 9 a.m. near the 3700 block of Highway 30 in DeWitt, along Iowa’s eastern border, according to the sheriff’s office.

Police said the SUV was apparently stopped or disabled in one of the eastbound lanes of Highway 30 “when the flatbed truck/trailer struck it from behind.”

The vehicle flew into a ditch next to the highway following the collision, and the truck was found stopped along the shoulder with “significant damage to the front end.”

The 70-year-old driver of the Dodge truck was the only person wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

While Jackson and King were pronounced dead at the scene, CarterEpps was taken to a local university hospital, where the 5-year-old “died shortly after arrival,” according to authorities. The child, whose name was not disclosed, was also taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The three adults were taken to various local hospitals and treated for their injuries, the sheriff’s office added.

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A. GoFundMe An association was established on behalf of the victims, collecting over $7,000 in donations as of Thursday, October 25th.

The investigation into the accident continues.

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