ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) - A Des Moines man who was fleeing an attempted traffic stop died when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a truck, the Iowa State Patrol reported.
The incident began Saturday night on Interstate 80, when a trooper tried to pull 21-year-old Aaron Bjork for speeding, Des Moines station WOI-TV reported. The trooper said he clocked Bjork traveling more than 100 mph (161 kph) on the bike.
Bjork refused to stop, turned around at the Mitchellville exit and fled westbound before rear-ending a truck minutes later near Altoona, the patrol said. Bjork was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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