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Monticello motorcyclist dies in weekend wreck

October 23, 2017 By Radio Iowa Contributor

A Monticello man was killed in a collision in Linn County over the weekend. The accident happened Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Highway 151 and Alderman Road.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says a van northbound on Alderman Road crossed Highway 151 and struck a motorcycle that was southbound on Highway 151.The driver of the motorcycle was killed. Authorities say the victim was 36-year old Wesley Nissen of Monticello. The driver of the van, 56-year old James Vratney of Anamosa, was not hurt.

The accident remains under investigation.

(Reporting by Janelle Tucker, KMCH, Manchester)

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