Garrett Sager and Kayan Williams Die in Iowa Police Chase Crash

A Grand Island man and a Cedar Rapids teenager died following a police chase that ended in a head-on collision in Iowa over the weekend, nebraska.tv reported.

The pursuit began in Marshalltown when a Marshall County deputy pulled over a driver for speeding and equipment violations on 18th Avenue. After collecting the driver’s license and vehicle information, a routine database check revealed an active arrest warrant out of Story County.

When the deputy and a second officer approached the vehicle and instructed Garrett R. Sager, 36, to step out, he refused commands and accelerated away from the traffic stop. That refusal launched a vehicular pursuit spanning Tama and Benton counties before finally terminating in Linn County near Williams Boulevard.

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According to the Iowa State Patrol, Sager fired shots at law enforcement during the pursuit, striking at least one police cruiser. Officers made multiple unsuccessful tactical attempts to halt the fleeing vehicle prior to the fatal crash.

The incident culminated when Sager’s car collided head-on with another vehicle while traveling east in the westbound lanes of traffic. Sager and his passenger, 16-year-old Kayan T. Williams of Cedar Rapids, both sustained fatal injuries in the impact.

On Nov. 6, 2026, around 3:10 p.m. near Williams Boulevard on US Highway 30 in Cedar Rapids, a multi-county police pursuit ended in a head-on crash that killed two people. Garrett R. Sager, 36, of Grand Island, Nebraska, fled a traffic stop in Marshall County in a 2019 Chevy…

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The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office announced that the pursuit itself is currently under an internal agency administrative review. Meanwhile, the Iowa State Patrol is investigating the shooting and the crash.