George man killed when pickup hit by semi

ROCK RAPIDS—One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle collision about 2:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, about three miles east of Rock Rapids.

Sixty-four-year-old Steven Peter Cuperus of George was driving east on Highway 9 when his 2015 Ram pickup was struck by a southbound 2016 Peterbilt 579 semi driven by 28-year-old Matthew Wieber of Benson, MN, at the intersection with Indian Avenue, according to the Iowa State Patrol.

Cuperus suffered fatal injuries. His body was transported by Jurrens Funeral Home in George to the Iowa State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for an autopsy…

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