A St. Joseph man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 70 west of Boonville on Monday, September 21 at approximately 7:30 p.m.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 48-year-old motorcyclist was traveling eastbound when his motorcycle overturned near mile marker 99, causing him to be ejected. A Subaru, driven by a 29-year-old woman from Seattle, was behind the motorcycle and subsequently struck him; she was not injured in the incident.
Emergency responders pronounced the St. Joseph man dead at the scene. This marks the sixth traffic fatality in Central Missouri’s Troop F for September and the 48th fatality of the year. The crash remains under investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
No lane closures were reported following the incident, and the Subaru was able to come to a controlled stop.