A COLLISION BETWEEN A MOTORCYCLE AND A PICK-UP TRUCK TOWING AN ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TANK HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A STORM LAKE MAN.
THE BUENA VISTA COUNTY SHERIFF SAYS THE PICK-UP HAD TURNED SOUTH ON TO COUNTY ROAD M-31 MONDAY EVENING WHEN A NORTHBOUND MOTORCYCLE STRUCK THE AMMONIA TANK BEING TOWED.
THE COLLISION KNOCKED THE DRIVER, 29-YEAR-OLD LIEN TEJEDA LORES, OFF OF HIS CYCLE AND INTO A DITCH.
THE PICK-UP DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED.
TEJEDA LORES WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS SPEED WAS A FACTOR IN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, WHICH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
