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Public SafetyMonday, November 2

A motorcyclist was seriously hurt in Lebanon when a driver fleeing deputies hit him

The Daily Springfield teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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A 39-year-old Lebanon man was seriously hurt early Sunday, Nov. 1, when a driver running from Laclede County deputies struck his motorcycle. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash at Elm Street and Springfield Road. An ambulance took him to Mercy Hospital in Lebanon.

39age of the Lebanon man seriously hurt on his motorcycle

He was riding a Harley-Davidson when the fleeing vehicle hit him.

Sources: OzarksFirst.com, KY3

Troopers say a Ford Focus left the road, came back onto it and hit the Harley. It then ran off the road again and hit several objects before stopping. KY3 says the driver ran from the scene on foot and that deputies and troopers searched the area.

A pursuit crash left one man seriously hurt

1:39 a.m.
when the crash happened on Sunday
2009
Ford Focus the deputies were chasing
2021
Harley-Davidson the man was riding

Sources: OzarksFirst.com, KY3

  • Where: Elm Street near Springfield Road, south side of Lebanon
  • Driver: unknown, fled on foot
  • Suspect description and identity: not yet released

Sources: OzarksFirst.com, KY3

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