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Troopers identify motorcyclist killed in crash west of Springfield

Harrison Keegan
News-Leader
Greene County sheriff's deputies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol have responded to a motorcycle vs. truck crash at West Division Street and Farm Road 123 on June 19, 2019, in Springfield, Mo.

Troopers released the identity of a motorcyclist who was killed Wednesday afternoon in a crash west of Springfield.

Michael Walck, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene after his Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle crashed with a Ford F250 that was turning left on Highway EE at about 4:40 p.m., according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Walck was wearing a helmet.

The report says the driver of the truck, 57-year-old Michael Eshleman, suffered moderate injuries. 

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