Fatal Accident in New London Sees One Teenager Deceased

We now have an update to the fatal accident on Friday evening which saw one teenager deceased also saw another injured.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, a pickup truck driven by a 17-year old was traveling east bound on Cleveland St before it abruptly turned onto Adams St after 11:30pm. This turn caused two unrestrained passengers to fall out of the bed of the truck.

16-year-old, Gavin Browning, was pronounced deceased as a result of this incident. Graden Weber, also 16, was injured and transported to the Southeast Iowa Regional Health Center by HCHC.

Reports show that the New London Police Department, Henry County Sheriff’s Office, HCHC, MEI, New London Fire, and Iowa State Patrol, all responded.