Oklahoma man thrown from motorcycle during crash in Gasconade County Saturday

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Bison, Oklahoma man was injured after trying to avoid a deer on his motorcycle in Gasconade County Saturday night.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says it happened around 8:15 p.m, on Route Z, west of Horstmann Road. The 48-year-old man was riding a 2024 Harley Davidson Street Glide when a deer walked onto the road.
The man tried to avoid crashing into the deer by braking and steering around it, the crash report says.
His motorcycle then went off the right side of the road and flipped over, throwing the man from the bike.
He was taken to Mercy Hospital with serious injuries.
The report says he was not wearing a helmet when the crash occurred.