Fatal Motorcycle Accident Reported in Lafayette County

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, a 54-year-old Lexington man suffered fatal injuries in a two-vehicle accident on US-24 Highway and Missouri Highway 131 at 7:30 p.m. last Saturday night (Oct. 12).

The accident occurred when a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 58-year-old Dick Harms of Clarinda, Iowa made a left hand turn onto Missouri 131, and a 2006 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by 54-year-old Charles Hall of Lexington, Mo., struck the Harms vehicle in the rear, ejecting Hall. The accident report states Hall was pronounced deceased at the scene, and was taken to the Lafayette Regional Hospital Morgue.