FM man killed in Wednesday crash near Mt. Pleasant

MT. PLEASANT – A Fort Madison man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident in rural Mt. Pleasant.
According to an Iowa State Patrol report, at approximately 12:53 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, a vehice driven by Marin Michael Rose, 19, of Fort Madison was southbound on Hwy. 218 near mile marker 49 when he crossed the median for an unknown reason and struck an oncoming vehicle.
Rose was driving a 2025 Honda Civic and collided with a semi trailer driven by Zhengbhe Paio, 49, of Diamond Bar, California. He was uninjured according to the report.
The incident remains under investigation.
Rose was a 2024 graduate of Fort Madison High School and was an active member of the Iowa National Guard. His obituary appears today in Pen City Current.
Members of the Fort Madison community took to social media Thursday and Friday to post memorials to Rose.