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1 injured in Mills County Motorcycle accident over the weekend

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July 20th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – A man from Nebraska was injured during a motorcycle accident Saturday evening, in Mills County. Sheriff’s officials say 48-year-old Bennette Roberts, of Omaha, was riding a 2020 motorcycle eastbound on Highway 34 near 180th Street, when for reasons unknown, the cycle drifted into the median and hit an embankment for a median turnaround. When the cycle went airborne, Roberts was ejected. The accident happened a little before 6-p.m., Friday.

Multiple bystanders came to Roberts’ aid, one was a nurse, another was an EMT. Roberts was transported by LifeNet 1-1 to Nebraska Medicine, for treatment of suspected minor injuries. Sheriff’s officials say he was wearing a helmet.