De Soto motorcyclist seriously injured in Route C crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 36-year-old Festus man was seriously injured this morning in a traffic crash on Route C in Ste. Genevieve County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Donald J. Miller was airlifted to Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis by a Lifenet helicopter.

The patrol says Miller was the operator of a westbound 1996 Harley Davidson which struck the rear of a 2003 Ford Taurus which had stopped in the westbound lane of Route C.

The driver of the Taurus, 38-year-old Sheena R. Bouse of Bonne Terre, was not injured.

The crash happened about 1:15 a.m. just west of Highway 32.

Both vehicles received extensive damage.