Crash in Bloomfield kills Ottumwa teenager Reese Jones
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: May 22, 2023
Reese Jones was killed in the collision. The driver of the pickup truck was not physically injured.
A teenager from Ottumwa lost his life in a fatal crash that occurred on Saturday, May 21st. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Reese Jones, aged 19 and from Ottumwa, was leading law enforcement officials on a chase when he collided with a Ford F-150 at an intersection between Highway 63 and Iowa Highway 2 in Bloomfield.
The accident happened around 9:00 p.m., as Jones attempted to elude law enforcement vehicles while operating a Yamaha motorcycle southbound on U.S. Highway 63. Troopers reported that the motorcycle entered the intersection at high speed before colliding with the stationary pickup truck.
Sadly, Reese Jones did not survive the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The driver of the Ford F-150 was unharmed physically.
Emergency response teams from both Davis County and Wapello County Sheriff's Offices were involved in responding to this tragic incident.
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Tags: Fatality, Iowa, Motorcyclecrash, Cedar Rapids, Bloomfield, Lawenforcement, Reese Jones, Ottumwa, Chase
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- Reese Jones
- Vehicles:
- Yamaha motorcycle, Ford F-150
- Fatality:
- YES
- State:
- Iowa
- City:
- Bloomfield
- Location:
- Intersection of Highway 63 and Iowa Highway 2
- Date of Incident:
- 2022-05-21
- Time of Incident:
- 9:00 p.m.
Intersection of Highway 63 and Iowa Highway 2
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