WINTHROP — An elderly motorcyclist was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after striking a deer on a rural Buchanan County roadway southeast of Winthrop.
The crash happened at approximately 1:55 p.m. on April 23, 2024, in the 2500 block of Buffalo Creek Boulevard.
According to the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, 89-year-old William Vosdingh of Coggon was traveling north on a 2014 BMW motorcycle when a deer ran into the roadway.
Vosdingh struck the animal and was thrown from the motorcycle by the force of the impact.
Emergency crews transported Vosdingh to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City with unspecified injuries. Authorities said he was expected to recover.
The Winthrop Fire Department, AMR Ambulance and LifeGuard Air Ambulance assisted the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office at the scene (pictured at top, via the sheriff’s office).