A crash in Bremer County claimed the life of one and injured two others on Saturday. The accident happened at the intersection of Highway 3 and County Road V 56. 75 year old Douglas Martin of Des Moines was traveling south on V56 in a minivan when he ran a stop sign. A vehicle holding 49 year old Silvestre Alonso and 33 year old Walter Hernandez, both of Oelwein was traveling west when they struck Martin’s vehicle. Alonso and Hernandez were both taken to MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. Martin was airlifted to UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital in Waterloo where he died from his injuries.
