Cade Ryan Wokurka, 22, of De Soto died in a motorcycle crash on Oct. 11 on Hwy. 21 south of Hwy. 110 in De Soto, officials reported.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol no longer publishes names of those involved in accidents. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office identified Wokurka as the man who died in the accident.
At 10:15 p.m., Wokurka was riding a southbound 2026 Kawasaki Ninja when he struck the rear of a southbound 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 24-year-old De Soto woman, the report said. He then crossed the center of the road and struck a northbound 2026 Hyundai Tucson driven by a 52-year-old man from Yonkers, N.Y.
Emergency service personnel pronounced Wokurka dead on the scene at 10:30 p.m., and Edwards Mortuary Transportation transported him to the Medical Examiner’s Office, the report said.
The 52-year-old man was seriously injured and a passenger, a 28-year-old Dittmer woman, was moderately injured, the report said. Both were transported by Valle Ambulance District to Mercy Hospital South in south St. Louis County.
According to the report, Wokurka was wearing a helmet. The 52-year-old man, 28-year-old woman and 24-year-old woman were all wearing seat belts.
The motorcycle and the Hyundai were totaled, and the Jeep had minor damage.