Benton Teenager Killed In Deer-Vehicle Accident

A Benton 15-year-old girl died following a deer-vehicle accident Friday evening south of Diagonal. The Iowa State Patrol reports 15 year old Abbi Overholser of Benton was driving on Highway 33 with two juvenile passenger around 7pm Friday evening and swerved to avoid deer in the roadway. She lost control of the vehicle which went into a ditch and rolled. The driver was partially ejected from the vehicle and was partially pinned under the vehicle which landed on its top. The driver was not wearing a safety device.