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(Update) Harlan woman injured in motorcycle accident

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July 28th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

In  a follow-up to our story over the weekend, sheriff’s officials in Shelby County report one person was injured during a single-vehicle accident Saturday morning, about three and one-half miles east of Earling. Deputy Glenn Birks with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office told KJAN News two motorcycles were traveling north on Highway 59 at around 9:20-a.m. One of the cycles, driven by 48-year old Denise Barnes, of Harlan, went out of control about 2.5-miles north of Highway 37.

Barnes told authorities she heard a rattle or some sort of noise under her 2007 Harley Davidson. The cycle then locked-up the rear brakes, sending the bike into a skid. Barnes tried to maintain control, but the cycle ended-up on its side, sliding down the highway. Barnes, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered incapacitating injuries and was transported by Earling Rescue to Myrtue Memorial Hospital in Harlan.

The woman said later, that the last thing she remembers was that the motorcycle had started to shake. The cycle sustained $10,000 damage. No citations were issued.  Assisting sheriffs deputies at the scene, were rescue crews from Westphalia 1st Responders, Earling Rescue, Medivac, and the Iowa State Patrol.(9-a.m. News)