Retired Cedar Rapids police lieutenant dies in motorcycle crash in Jones County

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa  – A retired Cedar Rapids police lieutenant is dead after a motorcycle crash in Jones County Wednesday afternoon.

Officials said 64-year-old Charles Mincks was driving a motorcycle southbound on Highway 136 at around 3:40 p.m. when he crashed into a ditch near 190th Street.

Officials have not said what may have caused the vehicle to leave the roadway.