ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Andrew Johnathan Porter, of Overland, Missouri, has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash near Breckenridge Hills Thursday evening.
Porter, 25, died Thursday evening while operating a motorcycle “on one wheel’ in St. Louis County Thursday evening, officials said.
According to police, Porter was riding a Kawasaki Ninja on one wheel, when a driver of a vehicle blew his horn in an effort to get him to stop. Porter ignored the horn and continued performing a wheelie.
A police officer spotted Porter and followed him through an intersection near St. Charles Rock Road and Orlando Ave. Porter then began traveling on two wheels, ran a red light and collided with a vehicle pulling out of a nearby parking lot.
Porter was ejected from the bike during the collision.
He was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
Speed was not a factor in the crash.
The Missouri Highway patrol said the car’s driver was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, reports STLToday.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: St. Louis County is located in the eastern-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is bounded by the city of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south – Wikipedia.
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