Iowa patrol: Kayak that fell from trailer kills motorcyclist
Iowa patrol: Kayak that fell from trailer kills motorcyclist
JAIL. HE FACES CHARGES OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT CAUSING DEATH. A 75-YEAOLR-D MAN IS DEAD AFTER BEING HIT BY A KAYAK THAT FELL OFF OF A TRAILER. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING ON A COUNTY ROAD SOUTH OF ROSSVILLE IN ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA. JOHN THEIN WAS ON HIS MOTORCYCLE GOING NORTH. ANDREW WROBLE WAS DRIVING A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS PULLING A TRAILER WITH KAYAKS, IN THE OTHER LANE GOING THE OTHER WAY ON E OF KAYAKS FELL AND HIT THEIN’S MOTORCYCLE. THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTAT
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Iowa patrol: Kayak that fell from trailer kills motorcyclist
The Iowa State Patrol says a motorcyclist was killed in the northeastern corner of Iowa when he was hit by a kayak that had fallen from a trailer.The Telegraph Herald reports that the crash happened Sunday morning on a county road in Allamakee County.Investigators say 75-year-old John Thein, of Guttenberg, was northbound on the road just before 11 a.m. and was approaching a southbound pickup truck pulling a trailer loaded with kayaks when one of the kayaks fell from the trailer.The loose kayak hit Thein's motorcycle, causing the crash that killed Thein. The patrol continues to investigate the fatal crash.
GUTTENBERG, Iowa (AP) —
The Iowa State Patrol says a motorcyclist was killed in the northeastern corner of Iowa when he was hit by a kayak that had fallen from a trailer.
The Telegraph Herald reports that the crash happened Sunday morning on a county road in Allamakee County.
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Investigators say 75-year-old John Thein, of Guttenberg, was northbound on the road just before 11 a.m. and was approaching a southbound pickup truck pulling a trailer loaded with kayaks when one of the kayaks fell from the trailer.
The loose kayak hit Thein's motorcycle, causing the crash that killed Thein. The patrol continues to investigate the fatal crash.