The Iowa State Patrol investigated a fatal traffic accident Sunday in Washington County. According to the Patrol at about 11:45 a.m. Brenden Poole of Ossian, Iowa was driving at a high rate of speed southbound on Highway 218. Poole lost control of the vehicle near mile marker 73. The vehicle entered the ditch then vaulted a small creek and came to rest after hitting a tree. The incident remains under investigation.
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