March 28, 2024

3 dead in Clarke County crash

OSCEOLA – Three people died in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening in Clarke County.

According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, at approximately 6:04 p.m. Friday, Bethannie Rene Kennedy, 22, of Osceola was driving a 2004 Chevrolet southbound on Highway 69 when she left her lane of travel and was struck broadside by Charles Leroy Onyett, 71, of Leon, who was driving a 2011 Chevrolet pickup northbound on Highway 69.

Kennedy’s vehicle came to rest on its left side in the east ditch and Onyett’s vehicle came to rest in the northbound lane.

Kennedy, who was not wearing a seat belt, was killed in the crash. Michael Dohrn Jr., 2, a passenger in Kennedy’s vehicle who was wearing a seat belt, was also killed in the crash. Kennedy’s unborn child was also killed in the crash.

Onyett was uninjured in the crash.

Iowa State Patrol was assisted by Clarke County Sheriff and Osceola Police Department in the investigation.

The crash remains under investigation.