34-year-old man killed in Montgomery County motorcycle crash

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MO – A 34-year-old McKittrick man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Missouri 19 on Tuesday night.

Cody L. Berkbigler was traveling south on Missouri 19 in a 2006 Harley Davidson FXSTB Night Train, Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. He failed to negotiate a curve causing the motorcycle to travel off the right side of the road. The motorcycle went down a steep embankment and hit several trees about .5 miles north of Route J around 8:15 p.m.

Berkbigler was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:27 p.m. He was wearing a seat belt.

The motorcycle was totaled.

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