La autopista 71 colisiona cerca de Spencer, Iowa, mata a dos y cierra la carretera durante horas. Highway 71 collision near Spencer, Iowa, kills two and shuts down highway for hours.

Un trágico choque frontal ocurrió en la autopista 71 cerca de Spencer, Iowa, el 7 de febrero, resultando en la muerte de Randall Dykstra de 70 años y Bridget Baird de 45. A tragic head-on collision occurred on Highway 71 near Spencer, Iowa, on February 7, resulting in the deaths of 70-year-old Randall Dykstra and 45-year-old Bridget Baird. El accidente ocurrió alrededor de las 12:47 p.m. cuando Dykstra, conduciendo hacia el norte, colisionó con Baird, quien conducía hacia el sur en el carril norte. The accident happened around 12:47 p.m. when Dykstra, driving north, collided with Baird, who was driving south in the northbound lane. Ambos vehículos, un Chevrolet Silverado 2007 y un Nissan Rogue 2017, estuvieron involucrados en el accidente, que llevó al cierre de la carretera durante varias horas para la investigación y la limpieza. Both vehicles, a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and a 2017 Nissan Rogue, were involved in the crash, which led to the closure of the highway for several hours for investigation and cleanup.