Authorities Release Names of Three Injured in Crash Near Monticello

Authorities have released the names of the three people injured in a crash near Monticello on Friday morning.

According to a crash report released by the Iowa State Patrol, the accident happened north of town on Highway 38 and River Road around 7:15 am.

A car northbound on Highway 38, driven by 31-year old Esdras Perez Velazquez of Monticello, lost control due to the weather and road conditions. Velazquez’s car slid into the southbound lane, colliding with an oncoming pickup truck driven by 65-year old Cathy Lueck of Dyersville.

Velazquez and 38-year old Miguel Ramos Alberto of Monticello were transported to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics by Monticello Ambulance. Lueck was transported to MercyOne in Dyersville by Hopkinton Ambulance.

Multiple agencies assisted at the scene.

(PLEASE NOTE: our initial story stated the accident happened Tuesday due to the Iowa State Patrol’s crash report incorrectly stating the crash date as 3/4/25)