Logan Baldwin

Funeral services for a Webster City student who died on his way to school last week will take place Friday morning, March 7, in Webster City.

Logan Baldwin, 16, was driving a farm tractor to school early in the morning on February 28 when he was rear-ended by another vehicle, an Iowa State Patrol report stated.

Baldwin was driving an older model 4020 John Deere that did not have a cab. He was southbound on White Fox Road north of Webster City when the tractor was hit from behind, sending it into a ditch where it overturned.

Baldwin was thrown from the tractor and died at the scene.

The driver of the other vehicle, 69-year-old Brian VanDeer, of Webster City, was taken to Van Diest Medical Center in Webster City for injuries sustained in the accident.

The accident happened about 6:30 in the morning near the intersection of White Fox and 203rd Street in Hamilton County.

Funeral services for Baldwin will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 7, at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center. Burial will follow at the Saratoga Cemetery, which is south of Webster City. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 6, at the funeral home, 800 Willson Avenue, Webster City.

Last week, when news of the accident spread through the Webster City Community School District, Superintendent Matt Berninghaus issued a statement stating: “I ask that we all support one another as we grieve together as a school community. Please join me in keeping the student’s family and friends in our thoughts.”

Berninghaus said that counselors are available for students at each of the district’s schools.

Assisting at the scene of the crash were the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Webster City Police and Fire departments, and Van Diest Medical Center Emergency Medical Service, in addition to the ISP.

According to the ISP, the accident remains under investigation.