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Passing drivers stop to help Burlington man after motorcycle crash

A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital after crashing on Highway 34 in southwest Des Moines County. A statement from the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Offic...
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A motorcyclist was airlifted to the hospital after crashing on Highway 34 in southwest Des Moines County.

A statement from the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office said 46-year-old Richard Lee Godwin was headed eastbound on Highway 34 on a Honda motorcycle Friday, September 19, 2014 around 8:30 a.m. The Burlington man lost control of the motorcycle just west of the Beaverdale Road overpass and crashed in the center median.

Police said drivers passing by stopped to help until deputies arrived on scene.

Godwin was airlifted to an area hospital, according to the statement.

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