JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – A De Soto, Mo., man was left dead Saturday night after being ejected from a motorcycle during a crash on U.S. Highway 61.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the crash took place a little after 10:30 p.m. on southbound U.S. Highway 61 near Herky Horine Road, involving a Honda CBR1000RR motorcycle and a Buick Encore.
The crash happened as the motorcyclist was traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 61 at a high speed while approaching the intersection and as the Buick was stopped at a stop sign, beginning to make a left turn onto northbound U.S. Highway 61.
As the driver of the Buick attempted to make a left turn onto U.S. Highway 61, the driver did not observe the motorcycle approaching the intersection and entered in the path of the motorcycle. When the Buick pulled into the intersection, it caused the motorcyclist to strike the left side of the Buick, ejecting the man from his motorcycle.
The driver of the motorcycle, a 22-year-old man from De Soto, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Buick did not sustain an injury in the crash, according to MSHP.
The motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, MSHP said.