Hermann man seriously injured in moped accident

By Marie Moyer

Published August 2, 2026 8:14 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 37-year-old Hermann man was seriously injured Sunday in Gasconade County during a moped accident.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at around 3 p.m., the man was driving a 2023 Honda Metropolitan Moped east on Black Forest Drive, just west of Missouri State Highway 100. The moped then lost control and flipped, throwing the man off the scooter.

The moped had minor damage and the man was not wearing a helmet. The man was taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis by EMS.

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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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