A West Union man was killed in a lawn mower accident on Sunday afternoon.
It happened on Juniper Road near the intersection of 290th Street north of West Union around 3:15 pm. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office says 84-year old Jacob Doren Bricker was mowing a ditch when he lost control of his zero-turn mower and went off an embankment.
Bricker was later pronounced dead.
The incident remains under investigation.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol, Iowa DNR, Ossian Fire Department, Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance, Gundersen Air and Lacrosse County Medical Examiner.
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