GUERNSEY – A UTV crash in rural Poweshiek County over the holiday weekend resulted in the death of a 13-year-old.
Traffic records from the Iowa State Patrol show that on Friday evening, a Polaris Ranger Crew UTV was being driven by an 11-year-old southeast of Guernsey when the driver lost control of the vehicle around a curve and rolled onto the drivers side and into a ditch. The accident was fatal for a 13-year-old passenger in the vehicle, and it resulted in injuries for the 11-year-old driver, who was transported to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics via AirCare for treatment. The passenger was later identified as Nolan Bayer.
The accident remains under investigation.