On February 4, 2025, at 6:27 am, Marshalltown Police and the Marshall County Sheriff's Office responded to a rear-end collision near the intersection of Iowa Avenue and 18th Avenue. A pick-up truck had collided with the rear of a semi-trailer. The driver of the semi tractor-trailer was uninjured, and the driver of the pick-up truck, Carlos Hernandez-Caro (age 28 from Guymon, Oklahoma), was taken to Unity Point Hospital and then transferred to a Des Moines Area hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries on February 10, 2025. This incident remains under investigation. The Marshalltown Police Department sends our condolences to the family of Mr. Hernandez-Caro.
The Marshalltown Police Department has received assistance from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa State Patrol. If anyone in the community has information regarding this investigation, please call the Marshalltown Police Department at 641.754.5725 or Marshall County Crime Stoppers at 641.753.1234.
Questions regarding this media release may be directed to Chief of Police Chris Jones by calling 641.754.5771 or emailing cjones@marshalltown-ia.gov.