WORTH COUNTY, IA. (THECOUNT) — Michelle Runde, of Northwood, Iowa, has been identified as the victim in a Friday night fatal vehicle crash in Worth County.

“Mickey” Runde, 37, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Northwood Friday night.

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According to reports, Runde was operating a vehicle on Highway 65 north of Northwood, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 9:30 p.m. Friday. The vehicle then made contact with a machine shed.

Runde was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Runde:

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.