Iowa State student killed in car accident; no charges anticipated

Kaitlin York

Jonathan Arnold Brown, junior in computer engineering, died Thursday morning as a result of injuries sustained after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night.

The vehicle was driven by Derek Haskin, senior in pre-business, at approximately 10 p.m. Saturday after the ISU football game against Texas Tech. No speeding, reckless driving or alcohol was involved, said Mike Brennan, investigations commander for the Ames Police Department.

Brown was crossing south 16th Street near Mulberry Boulevard. Witnesses said Brown was walking on the south side of south 16th Street, according to a news release by ISU News Service.

Brown was parked at the Ames Christian School located on south 16th Street. He was walking with two people between cars that were stopped in the eastbound lanes due to heavy traffic following the football game, heading north. As the group entered the westbound lane, the car driven by Haskin swerved to avoid hitting another member of the party, and proceeded to strike Brown, according to a news release from the Ames Police Department.

Brown was reported to have sustained injuries to his head and leg.

The police department’s release stated that no charges are anticipated in this incident.

Graduate of Ottumwa High School in 2008, Brown shared his love of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs with others, as indicated on his Facebook page. He had a brother and two sisters, along with a niece and two nephews, said Shawna Manning, junior in pre-diet and exercise and high school classmate of Brown.

Brown worked at Target in Ottumwa and interned over the summer with Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids as a design engineer. There, he helped design the computer software Minibox.

Brown was also involved in Salt Company, and Manning said that he sparked her interest in joining the group.

“Jonathan had a fun, loving, sweet personality,” Manning said. “He was a friend to everyone.”