Osborn man, motorcycle driver seriously injured in DeKalb County crash

EDITOR'S NOTE: KQ2 has updated this article with recent information and issued a correction. Previously, we reported the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. A Stewartsville resident confirmed the motorcyclist was, and the helmet was violently ripped off before the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrived on scene. We apologize for any inconvenience!

DEKALB COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- An Osborn, Missouri, man is seriously injured following a two-vehicle crash south of Clarksdale, Missouri, Wednesday morning.

The crash occurred at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday on U.S. 36 Highway at Missouri Route 31, just five miles south of Clarksdale.

The 46-year-old male driver of a 2015 Harley-Davidson was westbound on U.S. 36 Highway, while a 31-year-old male driver from Stockton, Missouri, of a 2015 Nissan Altima was southbound on MO-31.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the Nissan came to a stop at MO31 and 36 Highway, but failed to yield to the motorcycle.

The Nissan struck the side of the motorcycle and came to rest on its wheels in the median facing west, while the motorcycle came to rest on its side in the crossover facing north.

According to MSHP, the driver of the Nissan was not wearing a seatbelt.

A Stewartsville resident confirmed the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet, which was violently and forcibly removed from his head during the crash.

He said the motorcyclist went from 65 miles per hour to zero miles per hour within eight feet, the chin strap of the helmet was still attached to the motorcyclist.

The driver of the Nissan refused medical treatment, but the driver of the motorcycle was initially transported to Mosaic Life Care to be assessed and was later transported to KU Medical Center for treatment. He remains in serious condition.