LINN COUNTY, Iowa — A motorcycle crash on Interstate 380 early Saturday left a 37-year-old Vinton man injured, according to authorities.
Matthew Ducharme lost control of his 2024 Kawasaki EX650 around 3:24 a.m. while traveling northbound near mile marker 33, just north of the Standlea Road overpass. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office reported that the accident occurred after Ducharme struck an uneven road surface in a construction area.
Responding deputies and Hiawatha police located Ducharme and his motorcycle in the median. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
Ducharme was transported to St. Luke’s Hospital with injuries that are not considered life-threatening. Center Point Fire and Center Point Ambulance also assisted at the scene.
The accident prompted temporary lane closures while emergency personnel managed the incident. The investigation is ongoing.