A 26-year-old man from Bevier, Missouri, died in a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning in Macon County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP), the accident occurred around 3 a.m. on Highway C at Beauben Street. The man was riding a 2008 Harley-Davidson Motorcycle traveling north when he failed to navigate a curve.
Authorities said the motorcycle went off the right side of the roadway, struck an embankment, and became airborne, hitting a tree. The driver was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene.
MSHP confirmed that the rider was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The incident remains under investigation.