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Iowa Football Player Hit By Truck
Violent Crash Caught On Police Officer's Dash Cam
POSTED: 6:19 am PDT September 2, 2010
UPDATED: 6:53 am PDT September 2, 2010
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- A University of Iowa football player was hit by a pickup truck while riding his motorcycle in downtown Iowa City on Monday.The crash was caught on camera by a nearby police officer's dash cam.Josh Koeppel can be seen coming from the left on a motorcycle when a white truck suddenly goes through the intersection, hitting the bike and tossing Koeppel into the air.Amazingly, he got right up.Koeppel was taken to the hospital to be checked out, but is otherwise OK.The truck driver was cited for not yielding while making a left turn, police said.
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