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South Dakota man injured in Mills County motorcycle accident

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June 24th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Silver City, Iowa) – A man from South Dakota was injured during a motorcycle accident Friday morning, in Mills County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 48-year-old Cody Murphy, of Arlington, SD, was riding a 2000 Harley Davidson FHX southbound on Interstate 29 near mile marker 38, when the machine went out of control at around 9:42-a.m.

Murphy was tossed from the motorcycle and came to rest in the right-hand lane of travel, on the Interstate. The motorcycle slid into the median before coming to rest. Murphy was transported by Silver City Rescue to Bergan-Mercy Hospital in Omaha.

The crash remains under investigation. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Patrol at the accident scene.