Iowa Trucker Whose Body Was Found in Field Died of Hypothermia After Taking Meth, Autopsy Finds

Published on June 23, 2024

SAC CITY, Iowa—An Iowa truck driver who vanished last fall and whose body was found in a farm field this spring died of hypothermia related to acute methamphetamine intoxication, an autopsy found. State medical examiner Dr. Kelly Kruse ruled that 53-year-old David Schultz’s death was an accident, the Sioux City Journal reported. Schultz, who was also a farmer, was found dead on April 24 in a Sac County field about a quarter-mile (half a kilometer) from where his semi was found parked in the middle of the road on Nov. 21. Kruse ruled out homicide, noting that Schultz apparently took meth and was then exposed to the cold. She didn’t immediately respond to an Associated Press phone message Friday seeking further information....

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