A Farmington man died Wednesday evening, June 8, when he was riding a motorcycle on Hwy. 67 south of Meyer Road south of Festus and ran into a tractor-trailer, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At about 6:15 p.m., Levi D. Ray, 21, of Farmington was riding a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle south on the highway and reportedly failed to observe a southbound 2005 Freightliner Columbia big rig ahead and struck the rear of it, and then Ray was ejected from the bike and struck the big rig trailer, the report said.
Juan Jose Almanza-Yepez, 45, of Salamanca, Mexico, was driving the Freightliner. No injuries were reported for him.
Ray was pronounced dead at the scene by Joachim-Plattin Ambulance personnel.
He was wearing a helmet, and Almanza-Yepez was wearing a seat belt, the patrol reported.
The motorcycle was totaled and the Freightliner sustained minor damage.