Motorcyclist Injured In Hwy 96 Crash

A motorcyclist from Reeds is recovering following a wreck on Highway 96 Thursday night after a women from Joplin pulled out in front of him on the highway.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells News Talk KZRG the crash happened just after 11 o’clock east of Carthage. 19-year-old Makayla Spaugy pulled out in front of 47-year-old Robert Downing, causing Downing to hit Spaugy’s SUV in the side.

Downing was transported to Mercy Joplin with moderate injuries. Spaugy was not injured.