Iowa City Police investigating fatal crash

Iowa City Police investigating fatal crash
Published: May. 28, 2023 at 7:45 AM CDT|Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 7:18 PM CDT
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - One person has died after a fatal crash in Iowa City.

Police were called to the intersection of Court Street. and Seventh Ave. at 10:54 p.m. Saturday night for reports of a crash. Authorities learned that a 2008 Saturn and a 2012 GMC, driven by 17-year-olds, were traveling west on Court Street and failed to stop at the intersection of South 7th Avenue and Court Street. They hit a 2017 Chevrolet driven by 22-year-old Jennifer Russell from Waterloo. Jennifer Russell was pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Three others, all 17-years old, suffered injuries due to the accident.

Iowa State Patrol is investigating.