A crash last Wednesday evening involving a motorcycle and a SUV took the life of a Clarion woman.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, Michelle “Shelly” Gambrill, 56, of Clarion, was killed when her motorcycle was struck by a GMC Envoy, driven by 40-year-old Michael Curtis, also of Clarion.
Curtis was heading east on Highway 3 and collided with Gambrill who was headed west as he was turning south onto 10th St SE by Dollar General.
Gambrill became separated from her motorcycle and was subsequently dragged under Curtis’s vehicle. Gambrill sustained fatal injuries. No injuries were reported for Curtis.
Area agencies that assisted at the scene included the Wright County Sheriff's Office, Clarion Police Department, Clarion EMS, and the Clarion Fire Department.
