EMMETSBURG, IA. (THECOUNT) — Iowa man, Luke Rouse, has been identified as the victim struck and killed by a van while biking with his family north of Emmetsburg Tuesday afternoon.
Rouse, 36, of Emmetsburg, was riding bicycles with his wife, Lacey, and 4-year-old namesake, Luke, when they were hit by a van driven by 83-year-old Duane Anderson, of Estherville, IA.
Lacey and Luke were injured in the collision. The extent of their injuries has not yet been updated.
Rouse died as a result of blunt force trauma.
Authorities say a man was killed and his wife and 4-year-old son were injured when they were struck by van while riding their bicycles in northern Iowa. The accident occurred around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday, about 3 miles north of Emmetsburg. An Iowa State Patrol crash report says the van driver, 83-year-old Duane Anderson, of Estherville, reported that he was adjusting a mirror and didn’t see the cyclists. source
Lacey Rouse and young Luke were transported to Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg.
Friends and family took to Facebook to remember the beloved father and husband:
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