Dike man killed during Wednesday evening storm

Published by admin on Fri, 09/13/2019 - 8:41am
By: 
Michaela Kendall

BUTLER COUNTY – A truck driver from Grundy County was killed during the severe storm that swept across northeast Iowa Wednesday night.
According to authorities, 70-year-old Dike resident James Budlong was killed after strong winds flipped his semi truck, pinning him inside. The fatal accident occurred on Highway 57, near Sinclair, around 5:30 last night.
Around that same time, the National Weather Service reported a 70-mile-per-hour wind gust in the area.

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