Mercy Hospital Spokesman Gregg Lagan tells KNIA/KRLS News that 43-year-old Brian Ball is in fair condition after being involved in a motorcycle vs car accident yesterday south of Knoxville. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says that at about 5:15 yesterday evening, it appears Ball drove his motorcycle up the side of a ditch on Pratt Drive, where it collided with a pickup truck. Authorities say that Ball was coherent and talking when they were on the scene. Ball was transported to the Knoxville Airport, where Mercy One Helicopter transported him to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. The driver of the pickup was not injured in the collision. The Knoxville Rural Fire Department, Knoxville Rescue, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and Iowa State Patrol responded to the scene.