Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a motorcycle accident occurring on May 7 at 4:58 p.m. on Wagon Road. Gerald Dean Christensen, 77, of Panora, was driving a 1997 Honda GL 1500 southbound in the 2500 block of Wagon Road and was negotiating a left-hand curve with a slight downhill grade. Christensen failed to negotiate the curve and left the roadway to the right, striking the cable barrier and knocking over several cable barrier poles. The motorcycle went airborne and overturned, ejecting Christensen, who sustained significant injuries and was transported via Panora EMS to Iowa Methodist Hospital in downtown Des Moines. Damage to the Honda is estimated at $6,500.