Monday, April 27, 2009
An Amazonia man was killed Sunday after being ejected from his motorcycle while driving east on U.S. Highway 36 near 13th Street.
Dennis Strasser, 68, died at Heartland Regional Medical Center sometime after 5:15 p.m. Sunday.
Driving a 2007 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail, Mr. Strasser proceeded through the series of S-curves before running off the right side of the highway and striking a concrete median, said Chris McBane, a traffic investigator with the St. Joseph Police Department.
Mr. Strasser was wearing a federally approved helmet and speed wasn't considered to be an issue, said Sgt. Bill McCammon, the traffic unit supervisor. A passerby stopped and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the sergeant said.
Traffic in the east bound lanes of Highway 36 were closed for about an hour, Mr. McCammon said.
Share Your Thoughts
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content. Comments are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.