DONNELLSON, Iowa (AP) - A 70-year-old West Burlington woman has died after being run over by a car on the grounds of the Lee County Speedway in southeast Iowa.
The Fort Madison Daily Democrat reports (https://bit.ly/1A3cp8k ) police were called to the track located in Donnellson on Saturday night after a woman was reportedly struck by a vehicle in the pit area
Lee County Medical Examiner Eugenio Torres says the woman, Chon Cha Mathias, died as a result of the car accident.
She had been taken to a Fort Madison hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Her obituary at Prugh Funeral Service says she was the retired manager of a Burlington bar and restaurant and the long-time companion of Patrick Mewes, of West Burlington, a director of the Mississippi Valley Vintage Race Car Association.
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Information from: The Daily Democrat, https://www.dailydem.com
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