Pamala L. Townsend, 46, of Arnold was seriously injured Thursday evening, Dec. 29, in a motorcycle accident on I-55 north of Hwy. 50 in St. Louis County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 3:45 p.m. Townsend was riding a 2016 Harley-Davidson XL883N north on the interstate and lost control, and the bike ran off the left side of the road, the report said.
She was transported by ambulance to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, according to the report.
She was not wearing a helmet, at least not a Department of Transportation-approved one, the patrol reported.
The motorcycle was moderately damaged, the report said.