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Zachary Hill

Gender : Male

Age : 22

Race : White

Date : 07/13/2025

Location : 4th Avenue South & South Shore Drive

City : Clear Lake

County : Cerro Gordo

State : Iowa

Agency : Iowa State Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On July 13, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers with the Iowa State Patrol attempted to stop a 2015 Ford Fusion driven by 22-year-old Zachary Hill, a resident of Forest City, Iowa. The pursuit, reportedly initiated for unknown reasons, involved multiple agencies and escalated into a high-speed chase across Cerro Gordo County. Officers did not disclose the precise speed reached or the reason for the attempted stop.
The pursuit ended at approximately 1:40 a.m. in a residential neighborhood near the intersection of 4th Avenue South and South Shore Drive in Clear Lake. Hill lost control of the vehicle and crashed into two parked vehicles, a tree, and a house. The impact caused severe damage to the car and surrounding property.
Emergency responders arrived quickly at the scene. Hill was transported to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, where he was pronounced dead shortly afterward. No one else was reported injured during the crash, and no passengers were present in the vehicle.
The Iowa State Patrol is leading the ongoing investigation, which includes crash reconstruction and review of dashcam footage. Authorities have not released body cam or dash footage to the public, nor have they disclosed whether officers followed pursuit policies. The names of the involved officers have not been released.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kttc.com/video/2025/07/13/one-dead-after-crash-following-police-pursuit-clear-lake/