Missouri
Missouri man seriously injured in crash on 23 Highway
JOHNSON COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) – A 50-year-old Missouri man was seriously injured Thursday morning in a single-vehicle crash on a rural highway.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 50-year-old Ronald Watson of Leeton, Mo., was seriously injured after crashing his motorcycle on Missouri Highway 23 at Route WW.
While attempting to drive around a curve, Watson activated the clutch instead of the brake on the motorcycle, causing the bike to overturn, MSHP officials said in a crash report.
The crash happened shortly after 6:15 a.m. Thursday. According to the crash report, Watson was wearing a helmet.
He was ejected from the bike after the bike overturned and skid off the right side of the highway.
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