BETTENDORF, Iowa — UPDATE (March 2): The Bettendorf Police Department on Wednesday, March 2 identified the victims of the fatal I-74 crash that occurred Saturday morning near Bettendorf.
According to the police department, 37-year-old Brooke Neff of Bettendorf 28-year-old Archie Britcher of Davenport suffered fatal injuries after being ejected from their car.
Police said the investigation into the incident was ongoing as of Wednesday.
ORIGINAL (Feb. 26): Two Iowans were pronounced dead Saturday morning after a crash on I-74 near Bettendorf.
According to the Bettendorf Police Department, at about 6:33 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, officers responded to an area of I-74 West at the 3.4 mile marker after an Iowa State Trooper discovered a crash scene.
Investigators found that a car was travelling north on I-74 West when it drove off the road and into the ditch along the road's east side. The vehicle's two occupants were ejected, suffering fatal injuries in the process.
The victims, a 37-year-old Bettendorf woman and a 28-year-old Davenport man. Their names are currently being withheld pending family notification.
The incident remains under investigation.