WEST GROVE – The identities of those involved in a fatal head-on collision in rural Davis County on Sunday night have been released by authorities.

The Iowa State Patrol says that 61-year-old David Downen of Moulton died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. 56-year-old Jesse Smith of Unionville and 25-year-old Kobi Roberts of La Plata, Missouri, were both hospitalized.

The accident report from Sunday night states that Downen was driving a Buick Enclave on Highway 2 near West Grove at approximately 9:27pm, traveling westbound in the eastbound lane, when his vehicle collided head-on with a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Roberts, who was traveling eastbound.

Downen was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was later pronounced deceased after being transported to the hospital.