Iowa State Patrol: one man killed in Poweshiek County crash

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Poweshiek County, IA-  The Iowa State Patrol says one person was killed in a single-vehicle accident Friday in Poweshiek County.

According to the ISP, at about 6:40 AM Friday, February 16th, a pickup truck driven by 30-year-old Jamal Gant of Oskaloosa was going northbound on Highway 146.

Gant lost control of the vehicle on the icy roadway, and the vehicle rolled over into a ditch and came to rest on its roof.

A passenger in the vehicle, 31-year-old Cody Roberts of New Sharon was killed in the crash while Gant was taken to Oskaloosa Hospital.

According to the ISP, Roberts was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, but Gant was not.