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(Update) Shenandoah man dies in Fremont County crash

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August 23rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(In an update to our earlier post) – A man from Shenandoah died as the result of a motorcycle accident Sunday night, in Fremont County. According to the  Iowa State Patrol, 40-year-old Ric West-Lytle was traveling east on Highway 2 at around 9:45-p.m., when for reasons unknown, his 2001 Harley Davidson XL200S entered the westbound lane and then went into the north ditch. The motorcycle flipped several times before coming to rest in the ditch. West-Lytle was ejected from the machine during the crash.

His body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny. The accident remains under investigation.