A 22-year-old Ida Grove man died yesterday afternoon after his motorcycle struck the back of a semitrailer on Iowa Highway 175 in Sac County.
The Iowa State Patrol identified the victim as Johnathan Alexander Scales.
According to the State Patrol’s crash report, the collision occurred at approximately 1:11 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the intersection of Iowa Highway 175 and Cory Avenue, about 2.5 miles west of Odebolt.
Authorities say Scales was traveling eastbound on a 2026 Kawasaki motorcycle, behind a 1999 Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by 71-year-old Darel Lee Godbersen of Odebolt.
Both vehicles were traveling east when Godbersen was preparing to turn left onto Cory Avenue. Scales’ motorcycle struck the rear of the truck. Scales died at the scene. Godbersen was not injured.
The State Patrol’s report identifies Youngren Farms Trucking LLC of Odebolt as the motor carrier associated with the truck.
Scales’ body was transported by Farber & Otteman Funeral Home to the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner.
The Iowa State Patrol, Sac County Sheriff’s Office, Odebolt Fire Department and Precision Towing assisted at the scene.
