Alton, Iowa — Two people from Le Mars were taken to a hospital after an accident near Alton on Saturday night.
The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office reports that about 9:00 PM, 39-year-old Brian Dailey of Le Mars was driving a 2003 Harley‐Davidson motorcycle southbound on Highway 60, a mile south of Alton, when he lost control of the motorcycle.
One ambulance from Alton and one from Orange City took Dailey and a passenger, 26-year-old Heidi Ortmann of Le Mars to the Orange City Health System Hospital.
The Harley‐Davidson sustained approximately $4,000 in damages.
The Orange City Police Department, Alton Ambulance and the Orange City Ambulance assisted the Sheriff’s Office.
They report that alcohol is believed to be a factor and the accident is remains under investigation.