Car, motorcycle crash kills woman

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:28am

 A crash Saturday night killed one person and hospitalized another.

Clear Lake emergency personnel were among those responding to  a deadly crash involving a motorcycle Saturday night on Highway 122, just west of Decker Sports.

According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, Margaret Bowe, 63, of Mason City was killed.  She was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Todd Kephart, 54, of Mason City. The driver of the Grand Prix was 17-year-old Timothy Thompson, from Forest City.

Neither rider was wearing helments at the time of the crash, according to authorities.

Kephart was transported to Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, where he was listed in fair condition.

Thompson, the driver of the vehicle, was uninjured.

The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa State Patrol, Clear Lake police and Mason City EMT were on the scene.

Highway 122 eastbound was closed for some time following the accident.

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