Charges pending toward driver who killed a cyclist in Boone County

Mon July 17 2006
Posted Jul 17, 2006
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Boone County - The Iowa State Patrol is investigating a crash that killed a cyclist on a county road near Ogden Thursday. 51-year old William Perrier of Madrid died after he was hit by a grain truck around 9 a.m. Police say he and the truck collided at the intersection of L Avenue and 300th Street. The sheriff's office says the driver of the grain truck, 51-year old Walter Smeltzer, a farmer who lives nearby, didn't come to a complete stop at a stop sign at the intersection. The Iowa State Patrol says charges against Smeltzer are pending. Previous news Friend Remembers Madrid Cyclist Hit While Biking Madrid Man Dies In Bike Crash With Truck Bicyclist Fatally Hit By Truck by Woodward