News : Man injured in Sept. 4 crash dies from injuries

Dennis VanSlyke, 61, of Vinton, died last Thursday, Sept. 21, of injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Sept. 4, just west of Vinton. The Benton County Sheriff's Office, along with North Benton Ambulance and the Vinton police and fire departments, responded to a report of an accident on 59^th Street, just west of Vinton, where 5^th Street becomes 59^th at the end of city limits. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find that the driver of a 2012 Nissan Frontier pick-up had lost control at a T-intersection and ended up on an embankment. VanSlyke was taken by helicopter to University of Iowa Hospitals, where he later died. The crash remains under investigation. A celebration of life service will take place at a later date. See obituary information HERE.