A Coralville man was killed in a two vehicle crash in Coggon Thursday. According to a news release from the Linn County Sheriff’s Department, at about 4:25 PM, deputies along with Iowa State Patrol and emergency crews were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident with injuries on HWY 13 and Linn Street in Coggon. According to the release, a Ford Fusion driven by 63-year-old Douglas Bernhard of Coralville and a Jeep Compass driven by 50-year-old Shannon Kinard of Guttenberg, were traveling northbound when Kinard slowed down in a construction zone to stop for a flagger. Bernhard did not stop in time and rear ended the Jeep Compass. Bernhard was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident and after life saving measures was pronounced dead at the scene. Kinard was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries by Center Point Ambulance. The accident remains under investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
