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Iowa senior center Josh Koeppel will miss Saturday's season opener against Eastern Illinois due to injuries sustained in a crash on his moped.
The Daily Iowan reported that Koeppel was hit head-on by a truck while on his moped on Monday, but walked away with minor injuries that Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz described as "a lot of scrapes."
Koeppel was battling Ferentz's son James, a sophomore, for the starting center position.
Iowa senior center Josh Koeppel will miss Saturday's season opener against Eastern Illinois due to injuries sustained in a crash on his moped.
The Daily Iowan reported that Koeppel was hit head-on by a truck while on his moped on Monday, but walked away with minor injuries that Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz described as "a lot of scrapes."
Koeppel was battling Ferentz's son James, a sophomore, for the starting center position.
Yes, wearing a helmet is the safest decision, but that doesn't mean getting hit by the truck was his fault! Also, just FYI Jim, there is no law requiring the use of a helmet when driving a moped in Iowa. Actually I believe it was the truck that needed to wait for oncoming traffic, including motorcycles and mopeds, before turning left. Are people driving mopeds supposed to slow down when entering an intersection, risking getting hit from behind, because they need to assume turning cars won't follow standard traffic laws? That option sounds more dangerous to me, Jim. The truck is at fault here, though I'm sure the driver simply didn't see him coming. I would assume that he does not think that he's bulletproof, especially since he was NOT completely unhurt. This article was written to announce that he would not be playing due to the minor injuries he sustained in this accident. Hope you're okay, Koeppel! Go Hawks!
This kid wears a helmet on the football field, but not on his motorcycle ? That's what's wrong with this picture. When you ride a motorcycle you always have to believe that the car or truck in an intersection is going to turn in front of you ! Hope he learned something in this accident and doesn't think he's bulletproof. He's lucky to be alive let alone unhurt !