Iowa State Patrol: Department of Public Safety
Minimal Crash Report:

 Case Number:  2023015743  Type:  Fatality  County:  43
 Crash Date:  06182023  Time:  1623
 Location:  IA 127/ LOESS HILLS TRL
 
 Vehicle 1 Year:  1990  Make:  KW  Type:  TRUCK
 Towed By:  ARROW TOWING
 Driver Name:  RONALD KEITH MEEKER  Age:  73
 City & State of Residence:  WOODBINE IOWA
 
 Vehicle 2 Year:  2014  Make:  HD  Type:  MC
 Towed By:  ARROW TOWING
 Driver Name:  STEVEN THEODORE STARKEY  Age:  53
 City & State of Residence:  COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA
 
 Vehicle 3 Year:  2016  Make:  HD  Type:  MC
 Towed By:  ARROW TOWING
 Driver Name:  JOSEPH ANTHONY BAKER  Age:  52
 City & State of Residence:  YUTAN NEBRASKA
 
 Injury 1 Type:  Fatality
 Name:  RONALD K MEEKER  Age:  73
 City & State of Residence:  WOODBINE IOWA
 Seatbelt Use:  No  Life saved by Seatbelt:  No
 Transported To:  STATE MED EXAM  Transported By:  MO VALLEY RESCUE
 
 Injury 2 Type:  Fatality
 Name:  STEVEN STARKEY  Age:  53
 City & State of Residence:  COUNCIL BLUFFS
 Seatbelt Use:  No  Life saved by Seatbelt:  No
 Transported To:  STATE MED EXAM  Transported By:  MO VALLEY RESCUE
 
 Injury 3 Type:  Fatality
 Name:  JULIE STARKEY  Age:  53
 City & State of Residence:  COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA
 Seatbelt Use:  No  Life saved by Seatbelt:  No
 Transported To:  STATE MED EXAM  Transported By:  MO VALLEY RESCUE
 
 Injury 4 Type:  Injured
 Name:  JOSEPH BAKER  Age:  52
 City & State of Residence:  YUTAN NEBRASKA
 Seatbelt Use:  No  Life saved by Seatbelt:  No
 Transported To:  CHI MO VALLEY  Transported By:  MONDAMIN RESCUE
 
 Injury 5 Type:  Injured
 Name:  ADAM OPAL  Age:  38
 City & State of Residence:  MCCLELLAND IOWA
 Seatbelt Use:  No  Life saved by Seatbelt:  No
 Transported To:  UNMC  Transported By:  AIR
 
 Injury 6 Type:  Injured
 Name:  SAMANTHA OPAL  Age:  38
 City & State of Residence:  MCCLELLAND IOWA
 Seatbelt Use:  No  Life saved by Seatbelt:  No
 Transported To:  UNMC  Transported By:  AIR
 
 Motor Carrier Info (IF Large truck is involved)
 Name of Carrier:   
 DOT or MCC #:   
 City & State of Carrier:     Hazmat Involved?:   
 
 Summary:  
    VEH 4 - 2004 YAMAHA MC ARROW TOWING ADAM MITCHELL OPAL 52 YUTAN NE UNIT 1
WAS WB ON IA 127 UNIT 1 FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE AND STOP AT STOP SIGN
UNIT 1 ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE INTO THE SB LANE OF IA 127 UNIT 1 STRUCK UNIT
2 FORCING IT INTO THE SB DITCH WERE BOTH RIDERS WERE THROWN FROM THE MC
UNIT 3 DUMPED ITS MC ONTO ITS' SIDE AND JUMPED FROM THE BIKE PRIOR TO
BEING HIT BY UNIT 1 UNIT 4 EVADED CONTACT WITH UNIT 1 AND WERE THROWN
 
 Officer Name:  SGT BULLINGTON # 253  Post:  03
 Assisted By:  ISP, HARRISON CO SO,



Any questions about this report may be directed to the following address:
Iowa State Patrol District 03 Office
2025 Hunt Ave
Council Bluffs,IA 51503-4254
Phone: (712) 328-8001
Fax: (712) 328-1504