News : Benton County Sheriff's Department responds to Vehicle Accident, one fatality

ON 12-17-19, AT ABOUT 3:51 PM, THE BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON COUNTY ROAD V37, NORTH OF DYSART IA, IN BENTON COUNTY. A NORTHBOUND 2008 TOYOTA COROLLA, LOST CONTROL AND LEFT THE ROADWAY STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT. THE TOYOTA WAS DRIVEN BY PATRICIA VALDOVINOS, AGE 20, FROM WATERLOO IA AND THE DRIVER WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE DRIVER WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE. THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. RESPONDING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DYSART FIRE DEPT., DYSART AMBULANCE, IOWA STATE PATROL, IOWA DOT MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT, TAMA CO SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND THE BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.