A motorcyclist from newton was killed on I-80 late Friday afternoon near Colfax.

The Iowa State Patrol says Ronald Wolfe ran into the back of a pick-up that was traveling at a reduced speed with tail light problems, driven to Nathan Doeden, also of Newton.

A passenger on the motorcycle, Heather Fees of Des Moines was life-flighted to Mercy 1 in Des Moines. She was not wearing a helmet.