Arkansas Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash Near Neoga

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Published on September 5 2017 8:20 am
Last Updated on September 5 2017 8:20 am
Written by Greg Sapp

An Arkansas man was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash near Neoga Monday.

State police say 60-year-old Gilbert Tarpley of Williford, Arkansas was traveling south on US Route 45 about two miles north of Neoga just before noon. The front of Tarpley's three-wheel motorcycle struck the inclined embankment of the culvert for a driveway along the highway, which caused the cycle to go airborne. The vehicle struck the ground and overturned totally, ejecting Tarpley. 

Tarpley was taken to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County, where he was pronounced dead at 1:06pm.