IA Pair Brandon Overman & Chandler Kendall ID’d As Victims In Sunday Rhodes Fatal Motorcycle Crash

RHODES, IA. (THECOUNT) — Brandon Overman, 31, and Chandler Kendall, 27, were identified as the two people who died Sunday in the motorcycle crash on 295th Street in Rhodes. Overman was pronounced dead at the scene. Kendall was taken by air ambulance to a Des Moines hospital where she died from the injuries she got in the crash.

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the scene just before 9:15 p.m. The Iowa State Patrol and Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the incident.

Deputies responded to the report of the crash on 295th Street in Rhodes. Upon arrival, they located a man several yards from the motorcycle and off the roadway. Deputies then conducted a search of the surrounding area.

During the search, deputies located an unresponsive woman. The woman was provided initial care at the scene before being transported by air ambulance to a hospital in Des Moines for treatment of her injuries. She was later pronounced dead of injuries suffered in the wreck.

The Iowa State Patrol and the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating the circumstances of the crash. No additional details regarding the cause of the crash or other factors have been released at this time. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office handled the initial on-scene response, including securing the area and locating both individuals involved.

The incident occurred on 295th Street in Rhodes, a rural roadway located in Marshall County, Iowa. 295th Street, Rhodes, Iowa Rhodes is a small community in central Iowa. 295th Street serves as a county road in the unincorporated rural areas of Marshall County.

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office deputies are responsible for law enforcement and emergency responses in the rural portions of the county. In this case, deputies were the first to arrive and managed the initial stages of the response, including the search for the second individual.

The use of an air ambulance for transport to Des Moines is a standard procedure for serious injuries in rural Iowa locations. Des Moines serves as the nearest major medical center capable of handling trauma cases from central Iowa counties such as Marshall County.

The investigation by the Iowa State Patrol focuses on traffic crash reconstruction and documentation of the scene. The Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office is responsible for determining the official cause and manner of death in cases involving fatalities on Iowa roadways.

Rural roads like 295th Street in Marshall County often require extended search efforts when individuals are ejected from vehicles during a crash. Deputies expanded their search beyond the immediate area of the motorcycle to locate the second person involved.

The response timeline began with the initial report to dispatch and continued through the on-scene discoveries and coordination of the air ambulance transport. All actions followed established protocols for incidents involving serious injury or death in rural settings.

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