RAGBRAI Cyclist dies from injuries

"A Missouri University of Science and Technology professor has died from injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident during the last day of Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Donald Myers, 69, of Rolla, Mo., was a professor of engineering management at the university. He was the fourth person in the 37 years of RAGBRAI to die in an accident directly related to bicycling. Des Moines County Sheriff's officials on Monday said the accident happened Saturday morning at the Lake Geode Dam on County Road J20, which is approximately 15 miles west of Burlington. Myers was riding down a small hill that ended in a curve near a dam when he lost control of his bicycle and crashed. Officials said no other bicycle or car was involved. They said he was wearing a helmet, adding he landed on the opposite lane from where he was going. Emergency medical crews arrived to help Myers within a minute after the crash was reported at 9:08 a.m. and found him unconscious with a head injury. He was taken to Great River Medical Center in West Burlington before being transferred by helicopter to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He never regained consciousness, officials said. He died Sunday."

http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/RAGBRAI-fatal-072809

It always pays to be careful when riding!