FLOYD COUNTY, Iowa —

Authorities have released the name of the person killed in a crash between a motorcycle and semi-truck in northern Iowa.

According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a semi-truck was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 just north of Charles City at around 9:10 a.m. Wednesday. A motorcycle pulled out in front of the semi and was hit.

The motorcycle rider, identified now as Ruby May Golnick, 66, of Garner, died at the scene. The semi-truck driver was not hurt, according to state troopers.

According to the latest data from the Iowa Department of Transportation , 96 people have died so far this year on Iowa roads. That number is 13 fewer than at the same point in 2024. Over the last five years, an average of 353 people have been killed in statewide crashes an

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