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Teenager from Pierce City dies in motorcycle-pickup truck crash
A teenager from Pierce City died after a crash involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle Friday night.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, around 9 p.m., 19-year-old Austin Breazzeal was riding his motorcycle on Highway B just west of Purdy.
The wreck took place when he hit the back of a Ford pickup truck driven by 73-year-old Bryce J. Morris of Shell Knob. Morris was not injured.
Breazzeal was pronounced dead at the scene.