News : Benton Community student dies of injuries suffered in car accident

Debra A. Manternach, 15, of Watkins, died Saturday, November 6, 2010, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from injuries sustained in a car accident on Friday.

The Benton County Sheriff's office says Debra Manternach was driving a Volkswagen Rabbit, and had stopped to make a left turn on a county road in southern Benton County, when she was rear-ended by a 17-year-old male driving a Ford Taurus.

Manternach was transported to the University of Iowa Hospital, where she died on Saturday.

Debra was a freshman at Benton Community High School, and was active in 4-H and FFA. She was one of five members of the Benton County 4-H Hippology Quiz Bowl team that won the state 4-H Horse Jamboree earlier this year year and is preparing to go to the national Hippology contest in Denver, Colorado, in January.

Services are pending with Van Steenhuyse-Russell Funeral Home, Vinton. You may check for service updates and leave condolences at www.vsrfh.com.