News: 2 seriously injured in Benton Co. motorcycle crash

BENTON CO., MO – Two people were injured when their motorcycle crashed near Warsaw on Monday evening.

According to a report by the MSHP, the incident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. near the intersection of Golf Road and Truman Road.

Investigators say 53-year-old Richard Richardson failed to stop at the stop sign, causing his 2006 Harley Davidson to travel off the roadway and overturn.

Both Richardson and his passenger, 50-year-old Katrina Moore, were thrown from the bike.

Richardson refused treatment at the scene. Moore was airlifted to a nearby hospital in serious condition.