–A Ringsted woman was killed in a one-vehicle rollover accident Friday afternoon along Iowa Highway 15 near Armstrong.
According to the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call was received around 4:10pm Friday reporting that a vehicle had left the roadway and crashed near the intersection of Highway 15 and 170th Street, approximately one mile east of Armstrong.
Upon investigation at the scene, it was determined that a southbound 2007 Jeep owned and driven by 31-year-old Hannah Jo Johnson of Ringsted left the roadway to the south as it entered a curve on Highway 15. The vehicle then rolled multiple times ejecting Johnson from the vehicle, where she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Emmet County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Iowa State Patrol, Emmet County Emergency Management, Emmet County Medical Examiner, Armstrong Fire Department and Ringsted Ambulance Service.
The accident remains under investigation.
