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(UPDATE) Teen from Exira injured in motorcycle accident near Griswold

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May 10th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Pottawattamie County have confirmed an Exira teen was hurt in a motorcycle versus deer accident Tuesday night west of Griswold. 17-year old Chloe Anthofer was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by 18-year old Samuel Dankert, of Griswold, when the eastbound cycle struck a deer on Highway 92 near Contrail Avenue, at around 9:50-p.m.,Tuesday. The machine went out of control and veered off the road before coming to rest on the shoulder.

Anthofer was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital by Griswold Rescue. Authorities say Dankert was cited for failure to hold a valid driver’s license.