Maquoketa Woman Charged With Vehicular Homicide

DBQ Co Sherriff

Kaylynn KnightCharges have been filed against the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed a semi-truck driver last month near Dubuque.

This morning the Dubuque County Sheriff arrested 27-year old Kaylynn Knight of Maquoketa on charges of vehicular homicide and she was taken to the Dubuque County Jail. Investigators say they determined Knight was playing a game on her phone when the crash happened.

The Canada trucker was outside his cab along Highway 61 just south of Dubuque checking the load on his trailer when a vehicle hit the rear of the trailer and then the driver who died.

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