RIDGEDALE, Mo. – A man from Blue Eye crashes his motorcycle down a 25-foot embankment last night near Ridgedale.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 38-year-old Dean Rogers was driving eastbound on Highway 86 when he drove off the road and traveled down a steep embankment, hitting several bushes and trees along the way.
Eric Nielsen with the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District says the man was trapped under the motorcycle when first responders arrived:
Western Taney County Fire Protection District provided mutual aid in the rescue efforts. Dean was taken to Cox Medical Center Branson for serious injuries.