MASON CITY – Mason City police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash and are seeking more clues.
On Monday, March 29, 2021 at around 4:25 PM, Mason City Police Department officers and the Mason City Fire Department were dispatched to 11th Street NE and N Rhode Island Avenue for a collision. The collision involved a 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Taylor Bublitz of Mason City, and a 2006 Harley Davidson FLHXI, driven by James Birke, also of Mason City. Birke suffered injuries in the collision and was transported by Mason City Fire Department ambulance to MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center. Birke later died at the hospital as a result of those injuries.
The collision remains under investigation, and anyone with information regarding it is asked to contact the Mason City Police Department. The contact is Lt. Jeremy Ryal, 641-421-2716.