ODEBOLT, IA. (THECOUNT) — Johnathan Alexander Scales, 22, of Ida Grove, Iowa, was killed Tuesday afternoon when his motorcycle struck the back of a semi-trailer on Iowa Highway 175 in Sac County, according to the Iowa State Patrol.
The fatal collision occurred at approximately 1:11 p.m. November 10 near Cory Avenue, about 2.5 miles west of Odebolt.
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Scales was riding a 2026 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound on Highway 175 behind a 1999 Kenworth semi-trailer driven by Darel Lee Godbersen, 71, of Odebolt, according to the preliminary crash report.
Both vehicles were traveling eastbound when Godbersen was preparing to turn left onto Cory Avenue. The motorcycle struck the rear of the semitrailer.
Scales died at the scene. Godbersen was not injured.
The semi-trailer was associated with Youngren Farms Trucking LLC of Odebolt, according to the crash report.
The Iowa State Patrol, Sac County Sheriff’s Office, Odebolt Fire Department and Precision Towing assisted at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
The collision occurred on Iowa Highway 175 at Cory Avenue, approximately 2.5 miles west of Odebolt in Sac County, in west-central Iowa. The exact crash location has not been independently verified on Google Maps, so no unverified map pin is included.
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