Lang
9/4/25
A former Keokuk County sheriff’s deputy has been convicted in a case involving a hayride accident that injured 13 children.
According to the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, 33-year-old David Heady was a passenger in a truck pulling a hayrack ride filled with 30 children in October 2023. He and the driver, Daniel Brubaker, had both been drinking heavily before the ride and were drinking while driving the truck. Brubaker lost control of the truck and drove it into a ditch, injuring more than a dozen children. Brubaker pleaded guilty to 13 counts of child endangerment in July.
On Tuesday, Heady was also convicted on 13 counts of child endangerment. Sentencing is scheduled for October 17 in the Keokuk County Courthouse. Heady could face up to 80 years in prison.