Buena Vista County (NorthwestIowaNow.com) — The Iowa State Patrol reports one person is dead and two more were injured after a head-on collision on Highway 7am Sunday morning.

Derren Mauricio, 27 of Alta, was driving northbound on Highway 71 in Buena Vista County when his vehicle crossed the center line. His vehicle crashed into a southbound Jeep Wrangler. Mauricio died at the scene, and two people were injured and transported to the hospital in Storm Lake. According to the Iowa State Patrol, dense fog may have caused reduced visibility leading up to the crash.