IA Teen Lexi Rounds ID’d As Victim In Tuesday Morning Creston Fatal Jeep Crash

UNION COUNTY, IA. (THECOUNT) — Alexis Rounds, of Creston, Iowa, has been identified as the victim in a Tuesday morning vehicle crash in Union County.

“Lexi” Rounds, 18, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Creston Tuesday morning.

According to reports, Rounds was operating a Jeep Wrangler on U.S. 34 in Creston, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 5:45 a.m. Tuesday. The vehicle then came into contact with a semi-tractor.

Weather conditions may have contributed to the crash, according to officials.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Union County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,534. The county seat is Creston. Organized at a time of tensions before the Civil War, the county was named in 1853 for the union that people wanted to preserve – Wikipedia.