SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA, Iowa — UPDATE (April 12): The Scott County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday identified the victim of the fatal car crash Sunday night on Great River Drive as 63-year-old Grayling E. Ramsey of Clinton.
Responders were called for the accident at about 10:50 p.m. Sunday, April 10 near the 2300 block of Great River Drive/U.S. Highway 67. An investigation by the Scott County Sheriff's Office revealed Ramsey's car was traveling north when his rear driver's side tire "failed" and caused the vehicle to lose control.
Ramsey was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
ORIGINAL (April 11): A Clinton, Iowa, man died Sunday after losing control of his car and driving into an embankment near the portion of Great River Drive between LeClaire and Princeton, according to the Scott County Sheriff's Office.
At about 10:50 p.m. Sunday, April 10, a 63-year-old man was traveling north at about 55 mph on Great River Drive, also known as Highway 67, when he lost control of his vehicle and began sliding sideways off of the roadway. Police said the car struck two trees and landed on its side 50 to 60 feet from the road in a 20-foot-deep embankment.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name was being withheld Monday morning pending family notification.
Police were continuing to investigate the crash as of Monday.
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