Trey Joseph Ridgeway, Jayden Anna Hughes Obituary, Death – The identities of two individuals who perished in a fiery crash in rural Polk County last week have been released. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday that the victims were 25-year-old Trey Joseph Ridgeway from Ankeny and 23-year-old Jayden Anna Hughes from Clear Lake. The fatal collision occurred Friday afternoon at the intersection of NW 44th Street and NW 126th Avenue, northeast of Polk City.
According to preliminary findings, Ridgeway and Hughes were travelling eastbound on NW 126th Avenue when their vehicle collided with another car traveling southbound on NW 44th Street. The impact caused their vehicle to come to a stop near a treeline, where it was subsequently engulfed in flames.
The sheriff’s office confirmed that both Ridgeway and Hughes were declared dead at the scene. The driver of the second vehicle, an adult female, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.