Three people killed in accidents

Three people were killed in two separate accidents last week in Poweshiek County.

Ana I Ramirez-Avalos, 45, and a passenger, Maria Jesus Garcia-Alcocer, 27, both Marshalltown, where killed in a two-vehicle accident at Highway 146 and the Newburg Road Sept. 7 at around 12:56 p.m.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, Earl G. Weaver, 61, and a passenger, Mary J. Miller, 68, both of Conway, S.C., were eastbound on the Newburg Road in a 2022 GMC Sierra when they failed to stop at a posted stop sign at the intersection of Highway 146 and the Newburg Road, crashing into a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Ramirez-Avalos.

Ramirez-Avalos and Garcia-Alcocer where transported to Ankeny by Smith Funeral Home. Weaver was transported to the Grinnell hospital by private vehicle, and Miller was transported by Air EMS to Mercy Des Moines.

The Grinnell Fire and Rescue Department, Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office and Dispatch, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, Mercy One and Midwest Ambulance assisted at the scene.

Jon Gregory Bryan, 57, of West Terre Haute, Indiana, was killed in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 80 at mile marker 197 Sept. 9 at around 11:37 a.m.

According to the State Patrol, Bryan was traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 on a 2013 Harley-Davidson when he struck the rear of a 2023 Peterbilt semi-truck driven by Sherman Gilbert, 44, of Holbrook, Ariz.

Bryan was ejected from his motorcycle and was struck by a 2022 Kenworth semi-truck driven by Sidney Greenlee, 34, of Chicago, Illinois.

Bryan was transported to Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell by the State Medical Examiner.

The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office, the DOT and the Malcom Fire/EMS Department assisted.