Guthrie County Crash Report: Male cyclist, 66, loses life after getting hit by pickup truck driver 

Crash Report – Highway 44 West 

Guthrie Center, IA

 

Report ID: 2024 January 31 

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Bicycle Buggy 

Traffic Unit 2: 2013 Ford F-150 

Occupants: 2

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Yes

Road Surface Condition (Dry, Wet, Snow, Mud, Dirt): Dry 

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Other 

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): Highway 44 West 

Narrative

GUTHRIE CENTER, IA – An 83-year-old man operating a Ford F-150 hit a 69-year-old man riding a bicycle with an attached buggy, leading the cyclist to die from his wounds Wednesday. 

This collision took place before 5:45 p.m. on the westbound lanes of Highway 44. Upon arrival, first responders took the cyclist — Wayne Hayes, from Guthrie Center — to Guthrie County Hospital, where he later died. 

The pickup truck driver — Francis Junior Flanery, a Panora resident — was unharmed. At this time, it is unclear if he will face any charges or citations. 

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