Multiple people were injured in a crash on Hwy. 1 Sunday, Aug. 4 in rural Solon. The crash happened at the intersection of Hwy. 1 and 140th Street N.E. at 5:36 p.m.
According to Trooper Palas of the Iowa State Patrol, Thomas Richard Hebel Perkins, 41, of Cedar Rapids, was westbound on 140th Avenue in a 2015 Jeep Cherokee approaching Hwy. 1. Thomas Perkins failed to stop at the intersection, colliding with the rear portion of a 2013 Shadow Cruise camper being hauled by a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Randy Ray Rouse, 63, Mechanicsville. The Cherokee then proceeded into a collision with the driver’s side door of a Toyota Rav 4 driven by Usha Mallik, 77, of Iowa City, who was southbound on Hwy. 1. A 2011 Honda CRV driven by Becky Lu, 22, of Bettendorf, was damaged by debris from the camper in the crash.
Hwy. 1 was closed for a period of time following the crash to clean up the debris.
Mallik was declared deceased at the scene and transported to the Johnson County Medical Examiner.
Thomas, his wife Samantha, an infant passenger and Matthew John Charles, 46, of Paris, France, were injured in the crash. All were wearing seatbelts in the crash. Thomas was transported to University of Iowa Hospitals by Aircare. Samantha, the infant and Charles were transported to University of Iowa Hospitals by a Johnson County Ambulance.
The vehicles were towed away by Holiday Towing of Tiffin.
Iowa State Patrol was assisted at the scene by crews from Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, North Liberty Police Department, and Solon and Mount Vernon first responders.
The crash remains under investigation by Iowa State Patrol.