Carlos Garcia, a 39 years old driver and a resident of Cedar Rapids has been arrested following a fatal two-vehicle accident on I-380 at Hwy 30 report says.
Cedar Rapids, IA – At 3:56p.m. on May 5, 2022, Cedar Rapids Police and Firefighters were dispatched by the Joint Communications Agency to the southbound area of I-380 and Highway 30 for reports of a two-vehicle accident.
According to Cedar Rapids Police and Fire Departments, on arriving the scene found a black Buick SUV had collided with a motorcycle. Preliminary investigation indicates the SUV driver attempted to exit I-380 south with the intent of making the turn to head toward Highway 30 east.
The SUV veered away from the exit ramp, through a grassy divide and back onto I-380 where it collided with the motorcycle, also southbound on I-380. The motorcycle driver was thrown from the motorcycle and died from injuries sustained in the collision between the vehicle and restraining cables dividing the north and south lanes of I-380. The driver of the SUV was uninjured in the collision.