Ames women struck by a motorcycle while crossing a street
February 19th, 2026 by Ric Hanson
(Ames, Iowa) – A woman crossing a street in Ames was struck by a motorcycle Wednesday night. The Iowa State Patrol says 80-year-old Margaret Suzanne Olson, of Ames, was crossing Lincoln Way near S. Russell Avenue at around 8-p.m., when she was hit by a 2025 Kawasaki motorcycle, operated by 31-year-old Steven Javier Salazar, of Ames. The cycle was traveling westbound on Lincoln Way when the accident occurred.
Salazar was not injured. Olson was flown by helicopter to Mercy Hospital. A report on her condition was not released. Multiple agencies assisted at the scene. The report did not indicate if there were any charges filed in connection with the accident.




