SAINT FRANCOIS COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Marcus Doyle Wallace, of Farmington, Missouri, has been identified as the victim in a Friday afternoon motorcycle crash in Saint Francois County.
Wallace, 64, was killed in a single-motorcycle crash near Park Hills on Saturday afternoon.
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According to reports, Wallace was operating a Harley Davidson Softail in the 3200 block of Pimville Rd in Pine Hills, when for unknown reasons, the bike crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 4:40 p.m. Friday. The bike then entered a culvert before coming into contact with a fence and a utility pole.
Wallace was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Wallace:
According to social media, Wallace was a postal worker.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: St. Francois County is a county located in the Lead Belt region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,359. The largest city and county seat is Farmington. The county was officially organized on December 19, 1821. It was named after the St. Francis River – Wikipedia.