May is Motorcycle Safety Month

Gear up for Motorcycle Awareness Month in May

Warm spring weather has arrived, and motorcyclists are eager to hit the road. As they rev their engines and prepare for numerous road trips to come, the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to remind motorists and motorcyclists alike to “Watch for Motorcycles” in order to help prevent motorcycle crashes, deaths and injuries on Missouri […]

Motorcycle Crash

Cainsville man crashes motorcycle on loose gravel

The highway patrol reports the operator of a motorcycle received minor injuries in an accident on Route A, four miles west of Ridgeway Sunday night. The patrol report indicated 66-year-old Gerald Wayman of Cainsville declined medical treatment. Wayman was northbound on Interstate 35, then took the exit ramp to Route A. As he turned onto […]

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Motorcycle strikes deer injuring 2 north of Hamilton

Two riders were injured when a motorcycle struck a deer Tuesday night just north of Hamilton. The highway patrol reports 47-year-old Rod Bowen and his passenger, 32-year-old Kristina Bates – both of Hamilton – were taken by private vehicle to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. An officer reported the motorcycle was southbound when […]

Motorcycle Crash

Motorcycle crashes into garage in Chillicothe

Chillicothe Police officers responded to the scene of a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in the 10 block of Eleventh Street. A motorcycle driven by Ryan Christian Wheeler crashed into the wall of a garage owned by Lawrence Raymond Howe when Wheeler accelerated to fast causing the motorcycle to leave the roadway. Officers noted that Wheeler […]

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Lineville, Iowa man killed in head-on motorcycle crash

The Iowa Highway Patrol reports two people on separate motorcycles were killed when they collided this weekend in a crash in Decatur County, Iowa. The Iowa patrol identified the victims as 29-year-old Alex Naylor of Lineville, Iowa and 33-year-old Cody Evans of Altoona, Iowa. Both were pronounced dead at the scene on 302nd Avenue, south […]

Motorcycle Crash

Trenton man injured in motorcycle crash

The Highway Patrol reports a Trenton man sustained moderate injuries when his motorcycle overturned in Lafayette County Saturday evening. Forty-three-year-old Matthew Snow traveled west on Missouri Route OO near Missouri Route HH when he failed to negotiate a curve. This caused his motorcycle to go off the right side of the road before overturning. The […]

Motorcycle Crash

Humphreys man life-flighted after motorcycle crash

A Humphreys man was injured last night when, according to the highway patrol, he was thrown off a southbound motorcycle when it ran off Highway 139. The report says 51-year-old Charles Fields of Humphreys was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia. The state patrol last night described his injuries as serious. The […]

Motorcycle Crash

Trenton man thrown from motorcycle after striking deer

A Trenton man was injured last night when, according to the highway patrol, his motorcycle struck a deer two miles south of Spickard. The highway patrol said 65-year-old Glenn Tucker was thrown from the motorcycle which had been southbound on Highway 65.  An officer reported Doctor Tucker received moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to […]

Accident involving alcohol

Gallatin man arrested after motorcycle crash near Kearney

A Gallatin man was hurt when, according to the highway patrol, the motorcycle he was operating hit the rear of another motorcycle and then overturned west of Kearney. 48-year-old Tracey Dunse of Gallatin was transported to Liberty Hospital with moderate injuries. The Patrol reports Dunse also was arrested and accused of felony driving while intoxicated, […]

Benefit

2nd annual Grandma’s Ride set for May

The Second Annual Grandma’s Ride in memory of four children who died in a house fire in May 2015 will be May 7th. Registration for the motorcycle ride will be at Chumbley’s Bar and Grill in Trenton at 11 o’clock that morning, and the ride will start at noon. The cost is $20 per rider […]

Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle crash injures Bethany woman

A motorcycle accident late yesterday afternoon injured a woman from Bethany. The highway patrol listed injuries as minor for 21-year-old Alexandria Sullenger who was taken by private vehicle to Harrison county Community Hospital in Bethany. The accident in Gentry County happened two miles northeast of Albany as Ms. Sullenger was eastbound on Route J, the […]

Motorcycle Accident

Dewitt man hurt in motorcycle crash in Carroll County

A Dewitt man received serious injuries when the motorcycle he was operating overturned off Highway 24 in Carroll County. 38-year-old Richard Tietjens was taken to Centerpoint Hospital in Independence. Tietjens was eastbound on Highway 24 when the motorcycle went off the right side of the road and overturned in a ditch throwing Tietjens from the […]