Motorcycle Accidents

• Des Moines Motorcycle Crash - Critical Condition

  Steve Lombardi | August 20, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  July 21, 2007--Two motorcycle riders are recovering after an accident on Des Moines' south side last night. The crash happened at 10:00 on SE 14th Street and Diehl in Des Moines Friday night. Police say two motorcyclists were driving in the turning lane. When the lane ended, one of the riders lost control causing both to crash. Both were taken to the hospital.At the time of the accident, one was...

• Burlington, Iowa Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash on County Road P53 in Madison County

  Steve Lombardi | August 16, 2007 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Burlington woman was killed Tuesday in a motorcycle wreck on County Road P53 in Madison County.David Delaney Beckman, 57, of Burlington, was driving a motorcycle northwest bound on P53 when he lost control of the bike around a curve and rolled into a ditch, according to the Iowa State Patrol crash report.Beckman and his passenger, Julie Anne Beckman, 58, were thrown from...

• Norwalk Teen's Death Results in Charges Against Garlick

  Steve Lombardi | August 10, 2007 12:19 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  August 2, 2007--A Colfax man has been charged with homicide by vehicle-reckless for the death of a Norwalk teenager back in June. Twenty-year-old Matthew Garlick was charged yesterday for the West Des Moines motorcycle accident. Police say Garlick was headed south on 58th Street near Woodland on June 6th when the motorcycle hit the curb and sideswiped a light pole. His passenger, 17-year-old...

• West Des Moines Teen Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Steve Lombardi | August 09, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  June 6, 2007--A teenager is dead after an early morning motorcycle accident in West Des Moines. Police say the crash killed 17-year-old Jennifer Reynolds of Norwalk, who a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Matthew Garlick.The accident happened at 1:25 this morning. Twenty-year-old Garlick, of Colfax, was headed south on 58th Street near Woodland when the motorcycle hit the curb and...

• Fatal Collision Caused By Drunk Driver

  Steve Lombardi | July 20, 2007 5:00 AM | 9 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Darcy Schehr, a woman from Wisconsin, has been charged with "homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle." In a collision on Sunday, July 15, Schehr lost control of her vehicle on Highway 60, crossed the center line and hit a motorcycle. The motorcyclist, 40-year old Daniel Christ of Iowa City who was wearing a helmet, was killed. Schehr suffered no injuries.Important in any collision is a...

• Cyclist in Coma After Collision with a Car

  Steve Lombardi | June 27, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A car and bicycle collided on the east side of Des Moines on Saturday, May 12. The cyclist suffered broken bones, severe head injuries and went into surgery at a Des Moines hospital after the accident. The victim remains in a coma.The police are trying to identify the man who is Hispanic and in his 30s. His blood-alcohol level was four times the legal limit at the time of the accident. The...

• Motorcycle Crash Causes Death of Norwalk Teenager

  LLFClerk LLFClerk | June 18, 2007 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Jennifer Reynolds, a 17 year old student who planned on attending community college this Fall, was killed Wednesday June 6 as a passenger in a motorcycle accident. The crash occurred in West Des Moines at the intersection of Woodland Avenue and 58th Street at 1:25 am.Matthew Garlick was driving the motorcycle. A police officer described his injuries as "non-life threatening." Charges have not...

• Man Doing Well after Motorcycle Accident

  Christina Cole | March 29, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In a motorcycle accident on Tuesday, a man was thrown from his motorcycle after striking an embankment. He is currently listed in fair condition.The 49-year-old man was traveling northbound on Highway 982 attempting a right hand curve when he lost control of his bike, crossed the center line and left the highway. The man then hit the embankment, ejecting him from his motorcycle. Iowa State...