3 area residents hurt in recent motorcycle crashes
Published 3:00 pm Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Recent motorcycle crashes resulted in injuries to three area riders, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
A 16-year-old Ava boy suffered serious injuries when his motorcycle overturned at 3:25 p.m. Friday on T Highway, 5 miles east of Oldfield in Christian County.
Tpr. A.B. Daniels, Troop D of the patrol, Springfield, reported the teen was riding an eastbound Kawasaki 650 when it overturned and ran off the right side of the road.
The rider was wearing a helmet and was taken to Cox South Medical Center in Springfield for treatment, the report shows.
In Troop G, a motorcyclist from Nevada, Vernon County, suffered serious injuries when he was thrown from his 2022 Honda at 12:15 p.m. Sunday.
Tpr. Z.B. Tate with Troop G headquarters in Willow Springs reported the motorcycle was eastbound on Whetstone Road, 2 miles west of Mtn. Grove in Wright County, when it ran off the right side of the road on a curve and the 47-year-old rider was thrown from it.
The rider was not wearing a helmet and was taken by Texas County Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment, the report shows.
A 74-year-old woman suffered injuries in a motorcycle crash at 4:10 p.m. Saturday on MM Highway at Red Springs Road in Texas County, 5 miles north of Mtn. Grove.
Msgt. R.D. Vaughan reported a northbound 2015 Honda Goldwing operated by a 69-year-old man from Plato ran off the road and struck a ditch. The woman was a passenger on the motorcycle.
Both riders were wearing helmets. The woman was taken by Mercy Ambulance to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston for treatment, the report shows. No injuries were reported for the man.
Gainesville man injured in Thursday Ozark Co. rollover
A 44-year-old Gainesville man was flown to Springfield with moderate injuries when his SUV overturned at 1 p.m. Thursday on Highway 142 a mile east of Bakersfield in Ozark County.
Msgt. C.A. Hogue reported the man was driving a westbound 2006 GMC Envoy that ran off the right side of the road. The driver overcorrected, and the SUV skidded off the left side of the road and struck a fence before coming to rest on its side in a field.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was flown by Air Evac for medical treatment, the report shows.
Serious injuries reported for Ava woman Sunday
A 49-year-old Ava woman suffered serious injuries when her pickup truck ran off the road and struck a fence at 11:45 a.m. Sunday on Highway 14, 2 miles east of Bruner in Christian County.
Tpr. Daniels, Troop D, reported the woman was westbound in a 2002 Ford F-250 that failed to negotiate a curve, overcorrected and ran off the left side of the road.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was flown by Air Evac to Cox South for treatment, the report shows.
Rear-end crash in Houston injures 1
A 62-year-old man from Plato suffered minor injuries when his vehicle rear-ended a pickup truck at 9:25 a.m. Sunday on Highway 17, 3 miles west of Houston.
Cpl. S.J. Crewse reported a southbound 2008 Volkswagen Jetta driven by the 62-year-old struck a southbound 2018 Chevrolet Silverado that had slowed to make a left turn.
The driver of the Volkswagen was wearing a seat belt and was taken by ambulance to General Leonard Wood Hospital in Ft. Leonard Wood for treatment, the report shows. No injuries were reported for the driver of the pickup, a 38-year-old Plato man, who was not wearing a seat belt.
Crewse was assisted at the scene by Cpl. T.L. Brown.
