Shortly before 10 pm on August 14, first responders were called to the scene of a motorcycle accident on route BB at CR 9004 near Ballard to find a 53 year old male from Butler, Mo suffering from serious injuries after the bike left the roadway, ejecting the rider.
The rider was airlifted to Research Hospital in Kansas City for treatment. The Adrian Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the Bates County Sheriff's Office and the Missouri Highway Patrol.
Due to a policy change, the MSHP no longer provides names of victims in publicly available accident reports. Hardcopy detailed reports are available from the MSHP at a cost of $6 with an unknown delivery time due to a severe backlog, according to the MSHP website.