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One Dead, Two Injured in Fremont County Accident

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August 27th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

One person was killed and two others injured in a motorcycle accident in reported in Fremont County Saturday night.

The Iowa State Patrol reports that two Harley Davidson motorcycles were traveling on Bluff Road in Fremont County between 242nd Avenue and 190th Street when several deer entered the roadway, causing both motorcycles to take evasive action.

One of the motorcycles sustained a wheel malfunction on the sidecar causing it to lose control.  The driver and side car occupant were ejected while the second motorcycle was laid down on its side, ejecting the lone occupant.

The driver of the first motorcycle, 38 year old Andy Lee Wiese of Silver City was pronounced dead at the scene.  The passenger, 70 year old Janelle Lois Wiese of Corning suffered injuries and was taken from the scene by helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.  The driver of the second motorcycle, 44 year old Adam Ryan Wiese of Denison was also injured and transported by helicopter to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.