A motorcyclist is dead after a crash in northeast Iowa. The Winneshiek County Sheriff’s office identifies the victim as 52-year-old Dennis Phelan  of Guttenberg.

The crash happened around 12:50 Sunday afternoon near Decorah. Authorities say Phelan lost control of his motorcycle on a county road. The motorcycle went into a ditch and rolled several times. Phelan was not wearing a helmet. He was pronounced dead at a Decorah hospital.