14-year-old bicyclist killed in east Iowa crash

A 14-year-old bicyclist was fatally struck by a car in eastern Iowa on Wednesday night, authorities said.

Raeanna M. Reynolds of Muscatine was riding her bicycle at about 9 p.m., heading west on Louisa County Road G44X, west of G Avenue, when a car hit her, throwing her bicycle into a ditch, according to an Iowa State Patrol report.

Alexander Cortes-Wolfe, 26, of Wapello was driving the 1999 Ford Taurus that hit Reynolds, according to the report.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and no charges have been filed.

Reynolds was transported to Muscatine Hospital by Letts Ambulance, but she died from her injuries.

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