Motorcycle vs Deer Accident in Linn County Causes Serious Injury

Linn County authorities report a motorcycle accident with serious injury yesterday. According to the report, Deputies along with Linn County Rescue 57, Prairieburg Fire, Coggon Fire, Center Point Ambulance, Monticello Ambulance, and AirCare Ambulance were dispatched just before 3pm yesterday to the area of Prairieburg Road and Maxwell Road. Witnesses came across an injured woman laying in the road. After further investigation it was determined that the lone female occupant was operating a motorcycle traveling north on Prairieburg Road, south of Maxwell Road, when she struck a deer. The female occupant was not wearing a helmet and was ejected from the motorcycle during the collision. The female occupant was flown by AirCare Ambulance to the University of Iowa Hospital with life-threatening injuries. The identity of the rider is being withheld currently until the rider’s family is notified. Prairieburg road was closed for about an hour.