DICKINSON COUNTY – A Northern Iowa motorcyclist lost his life in a collision late Friday night in Dickinson county.
On June 1, 2018 at around 11:16pm the DCSO received a call in reference to an accident involving a tractor and a motorcycle.
Joshua Huff, age 32 of Lake Park, was traveling westbound on Highway 9 from Vick’s Corner (Highway 86) in a tractor towing a large piece of farm equipment. Huff began to turn left into a private field entrance.
Charles Paine, age 56 of Spirit Lake, was also westbound on Highway 9 behind the tractor on a motocycle. Paine was attempting to overtake the tractor and collided with the towed equipment as it was turning into the private field entrance. Paine was pronounced deceased at the scene. No injuries reported by Huff.
The Iowa DOT was contacted and the highway was detoured for the duration of the on-scene investigation. The collision remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol. The DCSO was assisted by the Spirit Lake Police Department, Lake Park Police Department, Iowa DOT, LRH Ambulance, and the Iowa State Patrol.
