Primghar, IA (KICD) — On Wednesday night O’Brien County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a vehicle that had gone into a ditch near Sheldon, breaking through a barbed wire fence and entering a bean field where it rolled.
Deputies discovered blood in and around the vehicle, but weren’t able to locate any occupants. The following day, 36 year old Ramiro Alvarez Lopez of Sibley went to the Osceola Sheriff’s Office to report the incident. According to him, he had been speeding at the time of the crash, and he and his single passenger had left the vehicle to look for help. They became separated and Alvarez Lopez stated he didn’t know where they were.
The passenger was located around Noon that day walking along Iowa 60 near Ashton and was taken to the hospital for unknown injuries. Alvarez Lopez is facing pending charges for the crash and driving without a license.