A LYTTON, IOWA MAN IS DEAD AND A CHEROKEE MAN INJURED FOLLOWING A TWO VEHICLE CRASH TUESDAY IN CALHOUN COUNTY.
THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAYS 61-YEAR-OLD GARY PUDENZ DIED WHEN THE PICK UP HE WAS DRIVING PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN INTO THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING SEMI AT THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 7 AND 4.
THE DRIVER OF THE SEMI, 21-YEAR-OLD MITCHELL STREIF OF CHEROKEE, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.
BOTH DRIVERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
