BUTLER COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Johnathon Bryce Thurman, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday fatal motorcycle crash in Butler County.
“JT” Thurman, 21, died Thursday following a Wednesday single-vehicle motorcycle crash near Poplar Bluff.
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According to reports, Thurman was operating a Royal Enfield motorcycle 7 miles north of Poplar Bluff, when for unknown reasons, the bike crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. The bike then overturned before making contact with multiple rocks and a substantial tree.
Thurman was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of injuries suffered in the crash.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Butler County is a county located in the southeast Ozark Foothills Region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the county’s population was 42,130. The largest city and county seat is Poplar Bluff – Wikipedia.