According to the Iowa State Patrol, an 87-year old woman from Mediapolis was killed in a vehicle collision in Des Moines County on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased, identified as Marilyn Drebenstedt was driving an SUV westbound on US34. She began backing up on the travel portion of the roadway. According to eye witness accounts, the SUV continued backing up until reaching a crossover marked with a “no U-turn” sign near mile marker 255. A garbage truck, operated by 55 year old Richard Hoops, was traveling westbound at the same location and struck the driver’s door directly when the SUV took a left turn.