CHEROKEE TRAFFIC FATALITY

A CHEROKEE MAN WAS KILLED WEDNESDAY IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ACCIDENT ALONG HIGHWAY 59 IN IDA COUNTY.

IOWA STATE PATROL REPORTS SAY SEVERAL VEHICLES WERE WAITING FOR A PILOT CAR TO ESCORT THEM THROUGH THE ONE LANE PORTION OF THE ROAD WORK AREA AROUND 4:30 P.M.

46 YEAR OLD GORDON DRASKOVIC OF ONTARIO WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND IN A SEMI TRUCK AND FAILED TO STOP.

HE COLLIDED INTO THE BACK OF A CAR DRIVEN BY 75 YEAR OLD LARRY ALLAN WATTS, WHO WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

THE CHAIN REACTION OF COLLISIONS SENT FOUR OTHER DRIVERS TO THE CHEROKEE HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.