An eastern Iowa man is in the hospital with serious injuries, after his motorcycle struck a deer.

The accident happened at about 7pm Tuesday on Secrist Road near Marion.

A westbound motorcycle driven by 53 year old Terence McCauley of Marion, collided with a deer that had run out onto the road from a ditch.

Emergency workers found McCauley in the road, unresponsive; he was flown to University Hospitals in Iowa City, with non-life threatening injuries. He is reportedly in critical condition.

According to the Linn County Sheriff, McCauley was not wearing a helmet, and there were no passengers.

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