POWESHIEK COUNTY – A Marengo man is behind bars after an alleged OWI incident Saturday killed a Marengo woman on Interstate 80.
The Iowa State Patrol says a truck driver was trying to accelerate when he was rear-ended by Jesus Alfredo Belez.
His passenger, Amy Richard, 37, died in the collision.
Belez was charged with vehicular homicide and jailed. The crash remains under investigation.