Alejandra ORTIZ-MODESTO

ORTIZ-MODESTO, ORTIZ, MODESTO, MENDOZA

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/5/2010 at 10:04:30

July 3, 2010
Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa

EAGLE GROVE - Alejandra ORTIZ-MODESTO; Service is 8 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Catholic Church, Clarion. Visitation is 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Foust Funeral Home.

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July 2, 2010
Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa

One dead as van rolls into water-filled ditch
Driver killed in crash near Vincent

By BILL SHEA, Messenger staff writer

The driver of a minivan was killed when it rolled near Vincent Thursday.

VINCENT - A woman was killed and two children were hurt when a minivan went off a rural Webster County road and landed on its roof in about 4 feet of water Thursday evening, state troopers reported. The names of the people were not released at press time Thursday night because authorities were in the process of notifying their relatives, according to Lt. Kelly Hindman of the Iowa State Patrol. However, a minimal crash report was later posted on the Iowa State Patrol's website, listing the victims as Alejandra Ortiz, 34; Joel Mendoza, 9; and Jack Mendoza, 5; all of Eagle Grove.

The crash happened at about 7:15 p.m. Hindman said a 1996 Mercury Villager minivan was heading east on 120th Street near Vasse Avenue when it went out of control. The van crossed the center line of 120th Street, went off the north side of the road, rolled over and ended up on its roof in the water, he said. Fields on both sides of the road in that area are flooded with water from recent storms. Hindman said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

He said the two children were taken to Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge with "non life-threatening injuries." State troopers were still investigating the crash late Thursday night. Webster County sheriff's deputies, Vincent firefighters and paramedics from Trinity Regional Medical Center were on the scene with troopers.

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July 3, 2010
Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa

Alejandra Ortiz, of Eagle Grove, killed near Vincent Thursday

By EMILIE NELSON Messenger staff writer

VINCENT - The Iowa State Patrol has released the names of the individuals involved in a fatal crash near Vincent Thursday evening that left one person dead two others injured. A report by the Iowa State Patrol identified the victims as Alejandra Ortiz, 34; Joel Mendoza, 9; and Jack Mendoza, 5; all of Eagle Grove.

The crash occurred at approximately 7:15 Thursday evening on 120th Street near Vasse Avenue when the eastbound1996 Mercury Villager minivan driven by Ortiz went out of control. It crossed the center line of 120th Street, went off the north side of the road, rolled and landed on its roof in about 4 feet of water. Fields on both sides of the road in that area are flooded due to recent storms. The most recent report by the Iowa State Patrol said the crash was caused by a defective tire.

Ortiz was pronounced dead at the scene. The two children were taken by ambulance to Trinity Regional Medical Center to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Officials at Trinity Regional Medical Center were not able to release the condition of the children or their patient status Friday afternoon.

A Spanish Mass of Christian Burial for Ortiz will be 8 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Catholic Church in Clarion.