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Fatal motorcycle/SUV collision in NE Iowa, Saturday

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October 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Allamakee County, Iowa) – A collision between an SUV and a motorcycle Saturday (Oct. 5) in northeast Iowa, resulted in one death and two others injured. The Iowa State Patrol reports 37-year-old Adam J. Green, of Sumner, was operating a 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Highway 9, when he failed to yield while attempting to turn north onto 9th Street Southwest, in Waukon. The cycle was struck by a 2008 Mercedes Benz SUV driven by 18-year-old Keira J. Miller, of Waukon. The accident happened in the westbound lane of Highway 9, at around Noon, Saturday.

Adam Green was flown by Gunderson Air to Gunderson Hospital in LaCrosse, WI, where he died. A passenger on the motorcycle, 56-year-old Julie Geerts, of West Union, suffered critical injuries. She, along with the Keira Miller, were transported to the hospital in Waukon. Miller was treated for minor injuries and released.