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Traffic Crash in Taney County Kills One

A man is dead after his motorcycle overturned in a three vehicle crash north of Ridgedale Friday afternoon.

According to the report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a motorcycle driven westbound on Estate Drive by an 18-year-old male from Omaha hit a vehicle that was attempting to stop for another vehicle in front of it around 2:00. The motorcycle overturned then was hit by a vehicle coming eastbound. 

The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene while the drivers of the other two vehicles, a woman from Harrison and a woman from Florida, were not reported as injured. 

This is the 51st fatality in traffic crashes worked by Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2025.  

 

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