A western Iowa man died early today in a single-vehicle traffic crash on Iowa Highway 83 west of Atlantic, the Iowa State Patrol reported.

Logan H. Blum, 20, of Walnut, was killed shortly after midnight when his 1999 Oldsmobile Alero sedan left the roadway as it approached a curve, troopers said. The vehicle entered a ditch, struck a tree and rolled until it rested upright..


Blum was pronounced dead at the scene by the Cass County medical examiner's office. Troopers said the victim was not wearing a seatbelt.