(Guthrie Center, IA) – The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Dallas County suffered suspected serious/incapacitating injuries last week, when he lost control of the motorcycle he was driving. The accident happened on Koala Avenue, just north of 300th Street, at around 12:35-p.m., on Feb. 16th. The Sheriff’ Office says 79-year-old Charles Leroy Thompson, of Adel, was riding a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle as he was traveling south on the gravel road. The machine lost traction as it traveled down the hill, and began to fishtail towards the west ditch. Thompson over-corrected, causing the cycle to fishtail towards the east ditch before it entered the ditch and over-turned. Thompson was flown from the scene by Mercy One helicopter to Mercy Hospital in downtown Des Moines. The cycle sustained $7,500 damage.

The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports also, the weather and road conditions played a role in three separate accidents late Thursday afternoon. A 10-year-old male passenger in an SUV driven by 45-year-old Jose Manuel Santana-Rodriguez, of Des Moines, was injured, when the vehicle went out of control on Redwood Road and entered the west ditch before coming to rest on the driver’s side. The juvenile was wearing a seat belt. The accident happened at around 4:30-p.m., Thursday. Authorities say the road was icy when the accident occurred. The juvenile was transported by ambulance to Mercy hospital in downtown Des Moines. Jose Santana-Rodriguez was cited for Failure to provide proof of insurance/financial liability – accident related.

No injuries were reported following the other two accidents.