Doolittle man killed in motorcycle crash

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 25-year-old man died after a motorcycle crash in Phelps County on Thursday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 3:48 p.m. on Highway D, half a mile north of Interstate 44 near Arlington.

The crash report states the Doolittle man was driving westbound ong Highway D on a 2022 Kawasaki motorcycle. Troopers said he was going too fast while on a curve and went into the opposite lane of traffic.

The other driver, a 49-year-old woman from Dixon, was in a 2017 Toyota 4 Runner when she tried to avoid the crash by going off the right side of the road.

The two vehicles crashed into each other, throwing the man from the motorcycle, according to the report.

The man was reported to be wearing a helmet.

Both vehicles were totaled, according to the report.