Interstate On-ramp Accident Kills Area Man
An eastern Iowa man has died in a one-vehicle accident near Iowa City.
It happened at about 2pm Wednesday, on Highway 218, on an exit ramp onto Interstate 80.
A truck driven by 36 year old Justin Witter of Center Point, was in the process of merging onto the eastbound lanes of I-80, when he failed to negotiate a curve on the ramp.
He drove off the road, hit a gorge and vaulted into a bridge footing.
Witter was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.