Two Pacific residents were hurt in a motorcycle accident early Sunday (May 6) on Hwy. F in rural Pacific in Jefferson County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that John Gillsepie, 31, was riding a 2006 Harley Davidson FXS motorcycle south on Hwy. F north of Hwy. FF at 1:13 a.m. but was driving too fast for road conditions and failed to negotiate a curve to the left. The motorcycle overturned and went off the west side of the road and struck a tree.
Gillespie, who was not wearing a helmet, sustained serious injuries and a passenger on the bike, Rebecca Gillespie, 38, who also was not wearing a helmet, had moderate injuries. Both were taken by Meramec Ambulance to Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur, the report said.
Updates on their conditions were not available.
The motorcycle was totaled, the report said.