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Truck/Motorcycle collision w/serious injuries in Council Bluffs

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March 1st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

The Council Bluffs Police Department reports a collision between a truck and a motorcycle Monday afternoon resulted in life-threatening injuries to the motorcyclist. The accident happened at around 4:45-p.m., at the intersection of S. 24th Street and Veteran’s Memorial Highway (Vets).

A preliminary investigation revealed that the 2006 Harley Davidson operated by 51-year-old Richard Davenport, of Omaha, was eastbound on Vets Hwy when a 2016 Ford F-150 driven by 41-year old Jacob Eyberg, of Council Bluffs, made a left turn in front of the cycle.

Davenport was transported to an area trauma center in critical condition. Eyberg was not injured.  The crash was under investigation by the Council Bluffs Police Traffic Unit.