AmbulanceA car accident at a Highway 61 intersection in Muscatine has claimed a life.

The Muscatine Police Department says it happened a little after 9:30 Sunday morning. Upon their arrival at the two-car crash, police say 75-year-old Cheri Cook of Muscatine was trapped in her car. When freed, Cook was taken to a Muscatine hospital, where she later died.

Fifty-one-year-old Larry Leopard of Muscatine was the driver the second car. He and a passenger, 18-year-old Samuel Prowant of Muscatine, were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

(By Phil Roberts, Davenport)