Iowa school principal killed in crash between UTV and car

DUBUQUE COUNTY, Iowa —

The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office is releasing more information about a crash that killed two people and seriously injured five others Saturday night, KCRG reports.

In a press release issued late Sunday, the sheriff’s office identified one of the people killed as 33-year-old Joshua Tack of Union. The release says the other person killed was a 10-year-old child.

At about 9:21 p.m. on Saturday, first responders were called to the intersection of East Worthington Road and Comer Road for a report of a car vs UTV accident.

The 10-year-old child was declared dead at the scene. Six others, including Tack, were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Tack later died from his injuries at the hospital.

Tack was a principal for the BCLUW Community School District. He had served in the position since 2023. The school shared a post Monday morning asking for the community to keep his family “in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”

The crash remains under investigation.