Victim in fatal I-35 crash identified

Victim in fatal I-35 crash identified

Victim in fatal I-35 crash identified

(ABC 6 News) – One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Worth County.

According to Iowa State Patrol, 33-year-old Samuel Joseph Poquette of New Ulm, MN, died after losing control of his vehicle.

The crash report states the driver was traveling southbound on I-35 near the 208 exit ramp.

At about 1:45 p.m., Poquette lost control of the vehicle, went into the median and through the cable barrier, striking the bridge pillar, according to the ISP.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

ISP was assisted by the Worth County Sheriff’s Office, Kensett Fire, Northwood Fire and Ambulance and the Worth County Medical Examiner.