A man from rural Kalona is facing felony charges in connection with a two vehicle collision that occurred last December. The Iowa State Patrol has charged 28-year-old Jeffrey Thomas Bulecheck with vehicular homicide while operating under the influence and serious injury by vehicle.

The accident occurred at around 1 a.m. on December 1st of last year when a sedan traveling northbound on Highway 1 collided with Bulecheck’s pickup going eastbound on 520th Street. According to the State Patrol, Bulecheck failed to yield at the intersection.

One of the individuals riding in the car, 15-year-old Brittany Hochstetler of Grabill, Indiana, died from injuries sustained during the accident. The Wellman teenager that was driving the sedan and her other passenger were hospitalized. Bulecheck was taken into custody, but has since been released.

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