Republic resident dead following motorcycle collision

Driver ejected from vehicle in crash with semi on Hwy. MM
 
A Republic man is dead following a crash with a semi-truck on Saturday, Nov. 15.
According to the fatality report, a 67-year-old man was ejected from his vehicle following a collision with a 2007 Freightliner. The incident happened just west of Highway MM in Republic, on Sawyer Road.
The report states that the crash occurred as the semi-truck made a left turn into the path of the man, who was riding a Kawasaki motorcycle. The truck then struck the motorcycle, ejecting the rider, which would eventually prove fatal.  
Following the crash, which occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m., the victim was taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield, where he was pronounced dead at 3:17 p.m.
Both vehicles were towed by Henry’s Towing, as both of them were totaled from the accident. The driver of the semi-truck is from Kansas City and is 49 years old.
The event marks Troop D’s 118th fatality this year.