Iowa motorcyclist from Riverside killed on way to Sturgis Rally

MOUNT VERNON, S.D. (AP) - An Iowa motorcyclist on his way to the Sturgis motorcycle rally with friends has died in a crash.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 36-year-old James Ingersoll, of Riverside, was killed Friday evening in a crash on Interstate 90 about three miles west of Mount Vernon.

The Patrol says Ingersoll failed to note traffic slowing in front of him and struck a camper.

Ingersoll was thrown from his bike and sustained head injuries because he was not wearing a helmet. He died later at a nearby hospital.

The Patrol says alcohol and speed were not factors in the crash.

Ingersoll was travelling in a group of four motorcycles bound for Sturgis. The annual motorcycle rally begins Monday.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.

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Obituary for James Ingersoll at The Hawk Eye (Burlington)