MARIES COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Jason Roberds, of Belle, Missouri, has been identified as the victim killed in an overnight motorcycle crash in Maries County.

Roberds, 40, was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle traveling on State Hwy Z in Maries County, when for unknown reasons, crossed conterlines and exited the roadway after 9 p.m. Wednesday.

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The motorcycle then overturned and collided with a substantial hay bale.

Roberds was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.

A crash report noted the victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the violent wreck.

The investigation is ongoing.

Geo quick facts: Belle is a city in Maries and Osage counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 1,545 at the 2010 census. The Osage County portion of Belle is part of the Jefferson City, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.