(Wilton, Ia.)– A Spencer man is dead following a fiery crash between two semi’s early this (Wednesday) morning in eastern Iowa.
The Iowa State Patrol says 39-year-old David Loerts was killed at 2:30 a.m. when his westbound semi was hit head-on by an eastbound truck that crossed the median on Interstate 80 near Wilton.
Loerts’ truck caught on fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The other truck driver, 56-year-old Michael Morrow of Cherokee, was injured and transported to a local hospital.
A portion of the interstate was closed and traffic was diverted for a few hours.
(Story from Danielle Hitchings of sister station KUYY in Spencer.).
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