UPDATE: The cyclist, identified as 58-year-old Robin Faught of Clear Lake, was taken to a Mason City hospital and pronounced dead. No charges in the case were announced. source
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One person was killed on Wednesday while bicycling after being struck by a vehicle, according a statement from the Iowa Department of Safety.
Authorities say 94-year-old Carroll Etchen of Clear Lake was driving a 2021 Dodge Ram Truck south on Grouse Avenue, near 27th Street in Clear Lake around 11:15 a.m., when the vehicle struck a 58-year-old cyclist also traveling southbound in the same lane.
The cyclist, who has not yet been named, was transported to MercyOne in Mason City with fatal injuries, the statement said.
Clear Lake Police Department, Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Clear Lake Fire and Post 8 State Patrol all assisted at the scene.
Crash Date: August 18th 2021