A Lawton, Iowa man was injured in a one vehicle motorcycle accident Wednesday morning on Interstate 29, a half mile south of Elk Point.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol says 25-year-old Austin Aufrance was headed northbound around 8 a.m. and failed to negotiate a turn.
Aufrance was unable to stay upright and was thrown from the motorcycle.
A patrol spokesman says Aufrance was not wearing a helmet and was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City with life threatening injuries.
The patrol says charges are pending in the accident, which remains under investigation.
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