Two people seriously injured in Howard County motorcycle crash

By Marie Moyer

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Published September 12, 2026 11:10 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man and a woman were seriously injured Friday evening in a motorcycle crash in Howard County.

According to a Missouri Highway Patrol crash report, the crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. The motorcycle, a 2020 Harley-Davidson Road King Special, was being driven by a 43-year-old Madison man on Route U, just east of County Road 251.

The man hit two deer that ran onto the road, causing the motorcycle to flip and throwing the man and his passenger, a 37-year-old Moberly woman, off the bike.

Both people were transported to University Hospital for treatment.

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Marie Moyer

Marie Moyer joined ABC 17 News in June 2024 as a multimedia journalist.

She graduated from Pennsylvania State University in May 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in sociology.

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