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NE Iowa Man Dies in One-Car Accident in Allamakee County
A Lansing man has died in a one-vehicle accident in rural Allamakee County.
At about 11:15pm Monday (Feb. 18), the Allamakee County Sheriff received a report of a traffic accident at the intersection of Schweinfurth Road and Village Creek Road, northeast of Waukon.
A car driven by 52 year old Marty Melcher was traveling west on Schweinfurth Road, when he failed to stop at the intersection. Melcher's car went across Village Creek Road, entered a ditch, and crashed into a tree.
Melcher was taken to the Waukon hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Allamakee County Sheriff is still investigating the accident.
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