Off-duty Missouri deputy dies when motorcycle is struck by suspected drunk-driver

TROY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri deputy died when his motorcycle was struck by a man suspected of drunk-driving. Authorities say 60-year-old Steven Tucker of Troy, Missouri, was off-duty riding his Harley-Davidson around 7:25 p.m. Saturday on a two-lane road when a car crossed the center line and struck the motorcycle head-on. Tucker had just joined the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office earlier this year. The 35-year-old driver of the car is hospitalized with serious injuries. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating. The sheriff’s office says on Facebook that the car’s driver was drunk, and is urging people never to get behind the wheel when they’ve been drinking. As of Sunday, no arrest has been made.