(Cass County, IA) A South Dakota man died from injuries in an SUV/motorcycle accident in Cass County.
The Iowa State Patrol says the accident happened at 2:25 p.m. on Friday, May 27, in heavy traffic in a construction zone on eastbound Interstate 80 near the 55-mile marker. Lifeflight airlifted the motorcycle driver, identified as 78-year-old James W. Spaulding of Jefferson, South Dakota, to Unity Point in Des Moines. Spaulding died from his injuries on Sunday.
According to State Police, Spaulding collided with the rear of an eastbound 2017 Nissan Rogue driven by 67-year-old Gale Eugene Linden of Kimballton. The impact ejected Spaulding from the motorcycle. The report says Linden slowed due to heavy traffic and lane closure.
Linden was not hurt in the crash.
