Motorcycle rider seriously injured in Saturday night accident
By Steve Smith •
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The rider of a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja was seriously injured in a one vehicle crash Saturday night on Deer Drive in Joplin in Newton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 10:50 p.m. when the eastbound cycle operated by 33-year-old Cody D. Jones of Asbury failed to negotiate a "T" intersection and struck a ditch.
Jones suffered serious injuries.
He was transported by METS Ambulance to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin.
The Patrol report says Jones was wearing a safety device at the time of the crash.
