fatal traffic accident

William Parker, 54, of Crystal City died following a motorcycle crash on Hwy. 61-67 at Miller Road East south of Arnold, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.

At 2:10 p.m. July 21, a 23-year-old Herculaneum woman was driving a southbound 2008 Acura RDX and struck the side of an eastbound 2005 Harley-Davidson motorcycle that Parker was riding, according to a corrected highway patrol report. The original report listed an incorrect location for the accident.

The Rock Township Ambulance District transported Parker to Mercy Hospital South in south St. Louis County, where he died at 1:56 p.m. on July 22, the report said.

The woman was wearing a seat belt, the patrol reported.

Both vehicles were totaled, the report said.

The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office released the name of the victim.

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