Motorcycle Strikes Deer, Pattonsburg Man Killed

A motorcycle struck a deer Friday morning, killing a Pattonsburg man. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 1998 Moto Guzzi Motorcycle driven by Danny Daniel (65) of Pattonsburg was northbound on Route 69 eight miles south of Bethany and just north of Pattonsburg at around 7:05 that morning. The motorcycle attempted to avoid striking a deer, skidded, and struck the deer and traveled off the east side of the roadway. Daniel was ejected and came to rest partially in the northbound lane and partially on the east shoulder of 69. He was taken to Harrison County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead later that morning. He was wearing a safety device at the time of the accident.