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Cedar Rapids motorcycle rider seriously hurt in collision with deer
Sep. 2, 2016 9:58 am
CENTER POINT - A Cedar Rapids man faces life threatening injuries after colliding with a deer while riding his motorcycle.
The Linn County Sheriff's Office, Center Point fire and ambulance and St. Luke's Lifeguard responded to a report of a motorcycle crash around 1:32 a.m. Friday at Lewis Access Road and Cedar Heights Trail, southwest of Center Point.
Authorities determined 58-year-old Michael Long was northbound on Lewis Access Road when he hit a deer, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle. Long was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. He was taken to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with life threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Bev Minear, a UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's LifeGuard nurse, sits in the LifeGuard air ambulence while parked on St. Luke's helicopter pad in Cedar Rapids on June 30, 2016. Minear has flown more than 500 times in the air ambulence and helped countless patients in need or critical care. (Liz Zabel/The Gazette)
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