Motorcycle rider seriously injured after hitting deer in Cole County

Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An Eldon man was seriously injured in a crash on Sunday night after he hit a deer on Route E in Cole County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The report says the 49-year-old man was heading westbound on Route E on his 2003 Harley Davidson Softtail when he hit a deer and was ejected from the bike. He was not wearing a helmet, the report says.

He was flown to University Hospital in Columbia, according to the report. The bike had minor damage.

MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.

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