A 60-year-old Imperial man was arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated following a motorcycle accident Wednesday evening (Nov. 4) on Old Antonia Road west of Windswept Estates in Imperial, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 7:30 p.m., the man was riding a westbound 2006 Suzuki Boulevard and failed to negotiate a curve to the left, and the motorcycle ran off the right side of the road, struck a rock and ejected him, the report said.
The man was moderately injured and taken by Rock Township Ambulance to Mercy Hospital South in south St. Louis County, where he was treated and released, a hospital spokesman said.
He was exempt from wearing a helmet, the patrol reported.
The bike was moderately damaged, the report said.
The highway patrol arrested the man at 9:14 p.m. at the hospital. His name will not be published unless charges are filed against him, and as of this afternoon (Nov. 5), none had been filed.