(Des Moines) A car-pedestrian accident Thursday night in Lucas County has killed the brother-in-law of Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand.
The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at around 8:21 p.m. on Highway 34 east of 127th Avenue. Authorities say 42-year-old Walter E. Lauridsen II of Des Moines died in the crash.
According to the report, an eastbound 2015 Honda Pilot driven by 66-year-old Nicholas Craig Hunter of Des Moines veered into the west lane to go around a parked 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG and struck Lauridsen II, who was pronounced deceased at the scene…