CRESTON, IA. (THECOUNT) — Samantha Long, a senior at Orient-Macksburg in Orient, IA, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday night single-vehicle crash near Creston, according to Monday morning reports.

“Sammi” Long, a 2019 homecoming queen nominee, was killed Sunday after the SUV she was driving crashed near Union near York Ave.

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According to officials, Long was operating a Chevy Trailblazer on York Ave near 330th St, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 10:30 p.m. Sunday.

The vehicle then entered a field, struck a culvert and rolled multiple times.

Long was ejected from the vehicle during the wreck, according to an Iowa State Patrol crash report.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Creston is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7,834 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.

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