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Man dead following crash on I-80 in Scott County

A man is dead and two others are seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck in Scott County.

SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa — A man is dead and two others are seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck in Scott County.

The crash occurred on Sunday, Apr. 28, around 9:30 p.m. on I-80 near mile marker 288 1/2.

An investigation by the Scott County Sheriff's Office determined that an SUV and a semi-truck were driving eastbound when the semi struck the rear end of the SUV. The SUV went into a ditch where it came to a rest.

The driver of the SUV was identified as 52-year-old Eric Fraelle, of Peoria. Fraelle died at the scene. 

Two passengers in the SUV, a 52-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy, were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.

The semi-truck driver, a 31-year-old Idaho man, was not injured. 

This crash is under investigation and no further information is available.

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