OTTUMWA — On July 16, 2024, at approximately 11:41 a.m., emergency personnel responded to Highway 63 and Rochester for a report of a car versus motorcycle accident. 

The driver of the motorcycle was identified as Dakota Jeffrey Boyer, age 33, of Ottumwa. Boyer sustained significant injuries from the accident and was transported to the Ottumwa Regional Health Center where he was later airlifted for further medical treatment. The driver of the car, identified as Dariann Chyeanne Burk, age 25, of Eddyville, was uninjured. The accident remains under investigation.