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Driver killed in Linn County chase identified as Jones County man

Iowa State Patrol is investigating the crash near Fairfax

FAIRFAX, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa State Patrol has identified a driver killed during a chase south of Fairfax on Saturday as 34-year-old Robert Oppenheimer of Olin.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation at Williams Boulevard and East Southview Road in Fairfax at 9:13 p.m. on Saturday. The driver refused to pull over and led the deputy on a pursuit.

The chase went southbound on Lefebure Road. According to deputies, the vehicle failed to negotiate a T-intersection with Wright Brothers Boulevard, left the road, and came to rest in the south ditch.

Emergency responders performed life-saving measures, but the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle -- identified as Oppenheimer in a crash report -- was pronounced dead at the scene.

Iowa State Patrol is investigating.