Man airlifted to Iowa City following motorcycle crash

BY BRYCE KELLY

Mt. Pleasant News

A man?s current health condition is still unknown after a motorcycle crash yesterday (Thursday) afternoon.

Med Force airlifted Bruce Wesley Grove, 61, of Port Orange, Fla., to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City, after he crashed his motorcycle on Highway 218, near mile marker 38, at around 3 p.m., yesterday.

Grove was northbound on Highway 218 in the left lane when his motorcycle left the roadway to the left and lost control in the gravel. He tumbled several times before coming to a rest in the median dividing the north and southbound lanes of Highway 218.

It is still unknown whether Grove was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. Traffic was detoured around the scene of the accident until the scene was cleared and debris was removed from the roadway.

In addition to Med Force, the Henry County Sherriff?s Office, the Iowa State Patrol, Mt. Pleasant Fire Department and Henry County Health Center EMS assisted at the scene.