ICPD identifies woman killed in Monday afternoon traffic accident

Lang
10/15/19

Iowa City Police have identified a woman killed in a Monday afternoon traffic accident.

According to an ICPD news release, the victim has been identified as 49-year-old Diane Fritts of Iowa City.

Police say first responders were called to the intersection of North First Avenue and Scott Boulevard just before 2:45pm Monday for a single vehicle crash. A call to the Johnson County Joint Emergency Communication Center indicated the driver swerved to avoid a deer.

Fritts was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle.

The case, including contributing circumstances and cause of death, remains under investigation pending autopsy results.