(Polk Co.) A Des Moines man was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon in Polk County.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, 61-year-old Frederick C. Olson was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near the 137-mile marker around 4:50 p.m. on a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
While navigating a curve in the left lane, Olson drove off the left shoulder and entered the grass median. The motorcycle traveled approximately 250 feet before striking the eastbound cable barrier.
Olson was pronounced dead at the scene.
