1 killed, 1 injured in Dunklin County motorcycle crash

DUNKLIN COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Two people from Arkansas were involved in a deadly motorcycle crash in Dunklin County on Saturday morning, September 30.

Emergency crews were called to the crash at 8:05 a.m. on U.S. 412, just three miles west of Cardwell.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Reports, Carl Martin and Letha Martin, both 62 of Elizabeth, Ark., were traveling westbound on when their motorcycle crossed the center of the roadway, went off the left side of the road and hit a tree.

Letha Martin, a passenger on the motorcycle, died at the scene.

Carl Martin was taken to a hospital in Paragould, Ark., to be treated for moderate injuries.

MSHP said both were wearing helmets.

This is reportedly the 54th fatality crash in MSHP Troop E for 2023.

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