Three people killed in two-pickup crash east of Charles City

Press Staff Report

Three people were killed Friday evening in a two-pickup crash about 5 miles east of Charles City.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, Jacob Allen Mahnesmith, age 28, of Nashua, was driving a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup that was going west on 210th Street and did not stop at a stop sign. It struck a 2002 GMC Sierra pickup that was traveling north on Woodside Avenue/County Road T74.

The crash happened about 5:15 p.m.

Mahnesmith died as a result of injuries received in the crash, as did a passenger in his vehicle, Shane Allen Wiltse, age 28, of Charles City.

Another passenger in the Mahnesmith vehicle, Thomas John Parcher, age 29, of Marble Rock, was listed as injured. Parcher was transported by Mercy Air Life to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, then transferred to St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, where he was listed in fair condition Tuesday evening.

The driver of the GMC Sierra pickup was also listed as a fatality on the state patrol report, but that person’s name has not been released. A spokesperson for the Iowa Highway Patrol said Monday that the patrol is waiting for the deceased’s body to be properly identified before the name is released.

Assisting at the scene were the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office, Charles City Police Department and Charles City Fire Department, AMR Ambulance, Mercy Air Life and the Nashua Police Department.

The accident remains under investigation and the Press will have more details as they become available.