Crime & Safety

Vehicle Accident Claims One Life

One man was killed and another injured in an accident over the weekend.

An Elkhart man is dead and another Elkhart man is in stable condition after a single-vehicle crash about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a report in the Des Moines Register.

Chad Leto, 30, was reportedly pronounced dead at the scene and another man Randy Parker was transported to a hospital and was in stable condition.

The vehicle they were in was found in a water filled ditch in the 7900 block of Northeast 29th Street below a bridge, the report said.

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Authorities said the men were not wearing seat belts and they were unsure who was driving.


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