Jul 18, 2023

Missouri man dies after motorcycle strikes a fence

Posted Jul 18, 2023 9:30 AM

GREENE COUNTY—A Missouri man died in an accident just after 6p.m. Sunday in Greene County. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Kenneth D. Barker, 38, Springfield, was eastbound on Farm Road 66 four miles north of Springfield.

The motorcycle began to skid, traveled off the left side of the road, struck a fence and overturned. EMS transported Barker to Mercy Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. He wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP.