1 dead after car hits utility pole in Keokuk, State Patrol says

A car lost control just past midnight Wednesday in Keokuk.
Published: Aug. 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM CDT

KEOKUK, Iowa (KWQC) - One person is dead after a driver lost control of a car in Keokuk.

According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report:

On Wednesday at 12:53 a.m. a car was traveling southbound on Main Street in Keokuk when the driver lost control.

The car then went off the roadway and collided with a utility pole.

The driver died from their injuries.

According to the crash report the driver was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The name of the driver has not yet been released but the crash remains under investigation, the report said.