PRAIRIESBURG, Iowa —
The Linn County Sheriff's office is
investigating a fatal accident in which a motorcyclist was struck
by a mattress that flew out of the back of a pickup truck.
Police say 73-year-old John Saddler of Cedar Rapids was riding
his motorcycle near Prairiesburg on Saturday afternoon when he was
struck by a mattress that blew out of the bed of a pickup driven by
Roger Ockensfels.
Saddler, who was wearing a helmet, was knocked off his
motorcycle and onto the shoulder of the road. He was pronounced
dead at the scene.
