Crime & Safety
Man Injured After Being Thrown from Motorcycle in St. Charles
Garry P. Smith, 56, of St. Peters, was rear-ended on Interstate 70 on Monday morning.
A St. Peters man was injured after being knocked off his motorcycle by another driver on Interstate 70 in St. Charles.
Garry P. Smith, 56, of St. Peters, was taken to St. Joseph Health Center by St. Charles County Ambulance following a crash just before 6:30 a.m. on Monday morning. The Highway Patrol lists his injury type as moderate.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Smith was on his 2002 Suzuki motorcycle on eastbound I-70 just west of 5th Street in St. Charles.The crash report said Smith was stopped for traffic and a second vehicle, a 2005 Mercury Montego driven by Nicholas A. Thomas, 31, of St. Charles, failed to notice. The second car struck the rear of the motorcycle and Smith was ejected.
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Both drivers were wearing safety devices in the crash.
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