A Festus man was seriously injured Sunday evening, Sept. 10, in a motorcycle crash at Hwy. 67 and Buck Creek Road southwest of Festus, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 7:17 p.m., Carl L. Dean, 64, of Festus was riding a northbound 2010 Harley-Davidson FLSTSE and while trying to turn left from the highway onto Buck Creek Road, the back tire slipped on a piece of glass in the road, and the motorcycle overturned the motorcycle, ejecting him, the report said.
Dean was taken by Joachim-Plattin Ambulance to Mercy Hospital South in south St. Louis County where he was listed in good condition as of Monday afternoon, Sept. 11, a hospital spokesman said.
According to the report, Dean was wearing a helmet, and the motorcycle sustained minor damage.