Man dead after Cedar Falls motorcycle accident

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) - At around 10:39 a.m. Saturday morning, MercyOne Paramedics, Cedar Falls Police, and Cedar Falls Fire Rescue were sent to Viking Road, east of the intersection with Hudson Road after receiving a report of an accident involving a car and a motorcycle.

At the scene, responders learned that a 2006 BMW motorcycle, driven by 50-year-old Scott Waterman from Washington, Missouri, and a 2013 Chrysler 200 were both heading west on Viking Road. Police say the driver of the Chrysler slowed to turn left on Prairie Lakes Park and Waterman’s motorcycle hit the vehicle from behind.

Waterman sustained life-threatening injuries after the crash and was taken to MercyOne in Waterloo. He died on Saturday from his injuries.

The occupants of the 2013 Chrysler 200 were not injured.