BARNHART, Mo. (AP) - An eastern Missouri man is dead after a Christmas Day motorcycle accident.
The accident happened just after 2 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 55 near Barnhart in Jefferson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the motorcycle driven by 48-year-old Leon Barnett of De Soto was struck from behind by a compact sport utility vehicle driven by a 49-year-old man from Herculaneum.
Barnett was ejected from the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The SUV driver was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
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