Eastbound Highway 54 shut down in Cole County after deadly motorcycle crash
Matthew Sanders
EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ)
A deadly motorcycle crash closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 between Eugene and Brazito in Cole County on Monday afternoon.
According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 77-year-old Jefferson City man was riding a 2023 Harley Davidson Tri-Glide Ultra motorcycle north when he went through a stop sign at Brown Road and hit the right side of a 2010 Mercury Mariner going east.
The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike and was pronounced dead on scene, according to the report. Two people in the Mercury, a 20-year-old Macks Creek woman and a 20-year-old Lake Ozark man, were taken to Lake Regional Hospital with minor injuries.
Eastbound traffic was being detoured around the crash site.
The road reopened just after 5 p.m.
It is unknown if the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The Mercury had extensive damage and the motorcycle was totaled.