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One person dies in Harrison County crash Monday evening

A crash Monday evening in Harrison County killed one person.

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COMING UP IN THE SEVEN DAY QUANECIA. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, LUKE. ALSO BREAKING AT NOON. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AFTER A CRASH IN WESTERN IOWA. THIS HAPPENED MONDAY EVENING IN HARRISON COUNTY, NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAYS 30 YEAR OLD MURARI PEREZ FROM MANILA, IOWA, WAS ON HIGHWAY 30 WHEN THEY CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. PEREZ LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. OFFICIALS SAY THE OTHER DRIVER,

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One person dies in Harrison County two-car crash Monday evening

One person was killed after a two-vehicle collision.

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Updated: 12:12 PM CST Mar 3, 2026

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One person died in a Harrison County crash Monday evening.The crash happened around 5:40 p.m. Monday on Highway 30 in Harrison County, according to the Iowa State Patrol.Troopers said a Toyota RAV4 was traveling eastbound when it crossed the centerline and collided with a westbound GMC Sierra in the westbound lane. The RAV4 driver, 30-year-old Merari Eduviges Perez of Manilla, Iowa, died from their injuries, Iowa State Patrol said.The Sierra driver, 57-year-old Daryl Jay Fichter of Missouri Valley, Iowa, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Missouri Valley Hospital. The cause of the crash is under investigation.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

One person died in a Harrison County crash Monday evening.

The crash happened around 5:40 p.m. Monday on Highway 30 in Harrison County, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

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Troopers said a Toyota RAV4 was traveling eastbound when it crossed the centerline and collided with a westbound GMC Sierra in the westbound lane. The RAV4 driver, 30-year-old Merari Eduviges Perez of Manilla, Iowa, died from their injuries, Iowa State Patrol said.

The Sierra driver, 57-year-old Daryl Jay Fichter of Missouri Valley, Iowa, suffered serious injuries and was taken to Missouri Valley Hospital.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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