ORIENT, IOWA (AP) -- Flags were flying at half staff at Orient-Macksburg Community School District two days after a district teacher died in a weekend motorcycle mishap.
Mark Peterson, who taught high school English at Orient-Macksburg, was killed Saturday when his motorcycle struck a car that turned into his path as he drove along Highway 25.
According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, a 47-year-old Creston woman was driving the Ford Escort involved in the collision that left Peterson dead.
The superintendent of Orient-Macksburg schools said counselors are available to help grieving students and staff. All extra curricular activities for Monday were canceled.
Orient-Macksburg Principal Teresa Thompson says she does not think the 23-year-old Peterson would want anyone to be blamed for his death.
The Iowa State Patrol say no charges have been filed so far in the incident.
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