Authorities are still looking in to a motorcycle accident that led to the death of a Cedar Rapids man.

Motorcyclist John Saddler was riding near Prairiesburg when a mattress flew out of the bed of a pickup truck. The mattress knocked 73-year-old Saddler off his vehicle. The motorcyclist landed on the shoulder. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead on the scene. Saddler, who was from Cedar Rapids, was wearing a helmet. Police have identified Roger Eckensfels as the truck driver. 

A 12-year-old girl was killed in a boating accident Sunday night. According to police reports, the boating accident occurred on the Coralville Reservoir near North Liberty. 

The girl apparently was riding on a tube behind the boat when she was hit by another boat. At the time of the accident, police did not make any arrests but began an invetigation to determine who caused the accident and whether alcohol or recklessness was involved.