An Ankeny man was killed on his motorcycle Sunday when a Waukee teenager crossed the line and hit him head on with an SUV.
According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, the collision occurred about 3 p.m. in the 28900 block of 360th Street in rural Van Meter, where Jared J. Eklund, 39, of Ankeny was traveling eastbound on a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
According to the report, Judah K. Noble, 16, of Waukee was traveling westbound in a 2006 Toyota 4Runner when he “crossed the center line into oncoming traffic” and struck Eklund’s vehicle.
Eklund died at the scene and was transported by the Dallas County Medical Examiner to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s offices in Ankeny.
Noble, who was not wearing a seta belt, was injured in the crash and was transported to Bank Children’s Hospital in Des Moines by air ambulance.
The “collision is still under investigation,” according to the ISP.
The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by the Dallas County Sheriff’s office and Dallas County EMS.
ThePerryNews.com will update this story as information becomes available.
