The Iowa State Patrol says a pheasant caused a fatal accident in Greene County.
The Patrol accident report says 30-year-old Theodore McGinnis of Des Moines was driving on a county road near Jefferson when evidence shows a pheasant hit the car around 4:30 a.m.
The investigation shows McGinnis veered to the road shoulder and then overcorrected before entering the ditch. The accident was reported at 6:30 a.m. and McGinnis, who was wearing a seatbelt, was found dead at the scene.