Eastbound Highway 54 shut down in Cole County after deadly motorcycle crash

EUGENE, Mo. (KMIZ)

A deadly motorcycle crash closed the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 between Eugene and Brazito in Cole County on Monday afternoon.

According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 77-year-old Jefferson City man was riding a 2023 Harley Davidson Tri-Glide Ultra motorcycle north when he went through a stop sign at Brown Road and hit the right side of a 2010 Mercury Mariner going east.

The motorcyclist was thrown from the bike and was pronounced dead on scene, according to the report. Two people in the Mercury, a 20-year-old Macks Creek woman and a 20-year-old Lake Ozark man, were taken to Lake Regional Hospital with minor injuries.

Eastbound traffic was being detoured around the crash site.

The road reopened just after 5 p.m.

It is unknown if the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. The Mercury had extensive damage and the motorcycle was totaled.