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Motorcycle accident in Audubon County

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August 12th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon County Sheriff’s Office reports a Pottawattamie County man suffered possible, unknown injuries during a motorcycle accident Thursday afternoon, on Highway 44. 76-year old James Russell Wharton, of Avoca, was transported to the Audubon County Memorial Hospital by Audubon Rescue, after the 2014 Yamaha motorcycle he was driving westbound on Highway 44, left the road on a curve. The cycle entered a ditch and traveled for about 100 yards before hitting a street sign post. Wharton was ejected from the motorcycle during the crash.

The accident happened at around 3:30-p.m.  Damage to the cycle was estimated at $1,500.