BROADCAST: A Dittmer man was seriously injured after being struck by a deer while riding a motorcycle Monday, June 19.
A Dittmer man was seriously injured Monday afternoon, June 19, in a motorcycle crash at 8892 Hwy. EE in the Morse Mill area, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 3:20 p.m., William A. Crosby, 49, was riding a 2013 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra west on the highway when the deer struck the motorcycle, causing it to overturn and travel off the left side of the road, the report said.
Crosby was taken by Big River Ambulance to Mercy Hospital South in south St. Louis County where he was treated and released, a hospital spokesman said.
He was not wearing a helmet, or at least not a Department of Transportation-approved one, the patrol reported.
The motorcycle was totaled, the report said.