Sheffield woman killed in car-semi accident

    Penny Rust, 37, of Sheffield, died in a car-semi collision last night between Chapin and Hampton.
    An eastbound semi driven by Antonio Marecheau, 58, of Newnan, Ga., failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of 190th Street and Highway 65, according to the Iowa State Patrol. At 6:43 p.m., Rust was driving south on Highway 65 when her van hit the semi’s trailer, according to the accident report.
    She was wearing a seat belt and was not distracted or otherwise in the wrong, according to the report. Road conditions are not being investigated as a factor in the collision.
    Marecheau was transported to Franklin General Hospital and charges are pending, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Trooper David Wonders, one of the responders, said the situation could remain under investigation for weeks or months before any charges are filed.
    The semi was owned by Roadlink Express, a carrier service based in Brooklyn Park, Minn. There were no other passengers in either vehicle.
    Retz Funeral Home is handling arrangements.