One Person Dead, Another Injured in Linn County UTV Crash

One person died and another was injured in an UTV crash in Linn County on Saturday night.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says shortly after 7 pm, Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies, Linn County Sheriff’s Rescue, Prairieburg Fire Department, Coggon Fire Department, Lifeguard Air Ambulance, and Anamosa Ambulance responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch in the 600 block of Wapsi Banks Rd.

Responders arrived to find a Polaris UTV in the north ditch on its side. The UTV had two occupants. One was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the other one was pronounced dead at the scene.

Names of the two occupants will not be released at this time pending notification of relatives.

The crash remains under investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s office.