Iola Fire Chief Tim Thyer was injured in a motorcycle accident in Tennessee Tuesday. He suffered a broken clavicle and ribs. An elevated blood pressure had physicians more concerned, said his father, Iolan Jay Thyer.
“His blood pressure shot up after the accident and he spent the night in the ICU (intensive care unit)” at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Jay Thyer said. “Hopefully, he’ll be out of the hospital today or tomorrow. They found no internal injuries.”
Thyer and Randy Cameron, a Highway Patrol trooper formerly stationed in Iola and now in Junction City, were returning from a Memorial Day rally in Washington, D.C. when the accident occurred.
They were in the Smoky Mountains, on a highway known for its curves, when Thyer’s motorcycle apparently went out of control on wet pavement and left the roadway.
He is a veteran motorcycle rider and has made several long-distance trips.
