BETTENDORF, Iowa- One person died at the hospital after a single-car accident on I-80.
Monday, August 12, around 12:30 p.m. police received several calls about an accident on I-80 at the Middle Road interchange, mile marker 301.
Police say a car was driving westbound when the driver failed to maintain control for unknown reasons and entered the median. The vehicle then hit the median cable barrier, rolled over and came to rest against a guardrail near the eastbound lanes.
The victim was identified as Kristen Acquaviva, a 59-year-old resident of Manteno, Illinois.
Kristen Acquaviva was ejected from the vehicle during the wreck.
Acquaviva was transported to Genesis East by Medic Ambulance where they succumbed to their injuries.
This incident remains under investigation by the Bettendorf Police Department. The Bettendorf Fire Department, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa DOT, Iowa Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement, and Davenport Police Department assisted during the incident.
