WORTH COUNTY, IA. (THECOUNT) — John Hinderscheid, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Thielen Fausnaugh of Northwood, Iowa, have been identified as the victims killed in a Friday double-fatal vehicle crash in Worth County, Iowa.
Hinderscheid, 45, and 3-year-old Fausnaugh, were both killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Kensett, Iowa Friday night.
According to reports, Maggie Joe Harvey, 24, of Northwood, Iowa, was operating a Chrysler Pacifica on U.S. Highway 65 near Kensett, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and into opposing lanes around 10:30 p.m. Friday. The vehicle then came into contact with a Toyota Avalon operated by Hinderscheid.
An International semi-tractor operated by Dennis Stoneking, 62, of Northwood, then struck the Chrysler causing it to rollover eventually coming to a rest on its roof. The Avalon entered a culvert.
Hinderscheid was pronounced dead at the scene.
Fausnaugh, a passenger in the Chrysler, was also pronounced dead at the scene.
Harvey was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Worth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,598. The county seat is Northwood. The county was founded in 1851 and named for Major General William Jenkins Worth, an officer in both the Seminole War and the Mexican–American War – Wikipedia.
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