Ian W. Eaves, 39, of Fort Madison, Iowa, was out on his Harley-Davidson early Friday morning. He never made it past Avenue O. A car turned in front of him, and he died in the crash.
The Iowa State Patrol says it happened at about 6:14 a.m. on Oct. 23. The spot was the 5000 block of Avenue O, in Lee County.
Eaves was heading east on a 2011 Harley-Davidson. A 2001 Chevrolet Impala was heading west, toward him. The Impala’s driver, a man from Burlington, wanted to turn left into a private driveway.
The crash report says that driver did not yield to the motorcycle. The Harley hit the Impala in the eastbound lanes.
Both vehicles ended up in the road. Several agencies came out to help at the scene.
Eaves was killed in the crash. Officials identified him as a 39-year-old from Fort Madison.
The Iowa State Patrol is investigating. Fort Madison is in Lee County, in southeast Iowa.
It was a Friday morning on a road in town, just after 6 a.m. That is where Ian Eaves was riding when the Impala turned.
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