TEXAS COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - A man from Summersville has died days after a motorcycle crash in Texas County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report , around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, the 44-year-old man was riding his Spyder motorcycle on Missouri Highway 17, just five miles north of Mountain View.

The crash happened when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the road, hit a sign, and was thrown from the bike. He was taken by helicopter to a Springfield hospital, where he died Friday evening.

This marks MSHP Troop G’s 8th fatal crash in 2025, compared to two fatal crashes this time last year.

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