Authorities in Pottawattamie County are investigating an accident that claimed the life of a Nebraska man. Officials say at around 7:50-p.m. Thursday, Pottawattamie County deputies were dispatched to County Road L-34 and Whippoorwill Road for a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle and a truck pulling a livestock trailer. Deputies arrived at approximately 8:03 PM. Upon arrival of Neola Fire and Rescue, the driver of the motorcycle was determined to be deceased. A preliminary investigation indicates that 19-yearold Joseph Jensen, of Neola, was southbound on County Road L-34 in a 2012 Dodge Ram truck and making a left turn on to Whippoorwill Road. The truck was pulling an empty livestock trailer.

26-year old Adam Blake, of Omaha, NE was southbound on County Road L-34 behind Jensen’s truck and trailer. Blake’s 2006 Suzuki motorcycle struck the rear of the livestock trailer, resulting in fatal injuries.