Boone man injured in Sunday evening motorcycle accident southwest of Webster City.

A Boone motorcyclist was injured early last Sunday evening in an accident southwest of Webster City at Stagecoach Road and 270th Street. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department reported a 2003 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by Zachary Hammond of Boone was traveling southbound on Stagecoach Road when it entered a portion of the road curving left and then he lost control of the motorcycle. The Hammond motorcycle entered the ditch on the west side of the road where it came to rest. The accident report stated that the Hammond motorcycle had been traveling approximately 50 miles per hour around the curve when he hit a patch of loose gravel on the road and lost control of the motorcycle. Hammond was transported to the Van Diest Medical Center by ambulance for treatment of neck and shoulder pain. Hammond was wearing his helmet at the time of the accident. Investigating deputy Alex Sharp estimated the damage to the Hammond motorcycle at $5000.