HARDIN COUNTY, Iowa — Two adults and a child are dead following a head-on collision along Highway 20 in Hardin County Sunday night, according to an Iowa State Patrol.
Another adult and child were injured in the wreck.
According to a preliminary crash report, a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche traveling eastbound in the westbound lane along Highway 20 and collided head-on with a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox around 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Four people, all from Story City, occupied the Equinox. The driver, Cristy Gutierres, 44, died in the crash.
11-year-old Jessie Gutierres and 38-year-old Mario Zubia also died in the crash.
Isabel Gutierres, 6, survived. She was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital with serious injuries.
Authorities identified Spencer Bultman, 25, of Hampton as the driver of the Avalanche.
EMS transported him to a local hospital via ambulance.
Sgt. Alex Dinkla with the Iowa State Patrol said troopers are looking to see if impairment played a roll in the crash.
"Our initial investigation showed that alcohol may have contributed to the crash," Dinkla told Local 5.
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