CENTERVILLE – A motorcycle accident on Friday afternoon claimed the life of a Missouri man.
The crash occurred at approximately 3:07 p.m. on 18th Street, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Fifty-year-old Brandon Kerr Baughman of Unionville was traveling southbound when a northbound GMC Acadia, driven by a 16-year-old, attempted to turn left onto Green Street, resulting in a collision with the motorcycle.
Baughman succumbed to injuries at the scene. A passenger in the SUV, 58-year-old Helen Lucine Elarton of Centerville, was transported to a local hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.
Emergency responders from local agencies arrived promptly on the scene, and the accident remains under investigation. Authorities have not reported any lane closures resulting from the crash.