Obituaries

Hawarden Trucker in Crash that claims the life of an Armstrong Man

An Armstrong man is dead after the pickup he was driving collided with a semi driven by a Hawarden woman.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, the crash happened shortly before 6:45 Friday evening east of Estherville on Highway 9. Troopers say a 2020 Peterbilt pulling a box trailer, driven by 50-year-old Karie Marie Eisma of Hawarden, was eastbound on Highway 9 when a westbound pickup driven by 41-year-old John James Bumgart of Armstrong crossed the center line and collided with the Eisma semi.

According to authorities, Bumgart was killed in the crash. Eisma was taken by ambulance to Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.


This story is courtesy of KIWA Radio

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