Three Killed in Crash near Grinnell

TAYLOR, PAUL, SANTOS, SMALLWOOD

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 8/7/2018 at 15:53:07

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TWO OF THREE KILLED IN CRASH NEAR GRINNELL WERE FROM OSKALOOSA

By Ellis Codjoe, May 15, 2017

The Iowa State Patrol has released the names of three people killed Friday in a crash south of Grinnell.

The State Patrol says 69 year old Thomas Taylor of Oskaloosa was traveling north on Highway 146 in Poweshiek County just south of Interstate 80 when it crossed the center line. Taylor's 2015 Toyota Sienna struck another vehicle driven by 31 year old Randall Paul of Grinnell.

The two vehicles struck head on.

Three people have died as a result of the accident. Randall Paul of Grinnell, Rosa Santos of Oskaloosa and Lourdes Taylor of Oskaloosa were all pronounced deceased.

Thomas Taylor of Oskaloosa and Gloria Smallwood of Oskaloosa are both recovering from their injuries.

The State Patrol says everyone in both vehicles were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.