ST CLAIR, Mo. — A motorcyclist from Cuba, Missouri, died Sunday afternoon in a crash along Interstate 44 in Franklin County.
According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 73-year-old Ruben Caldera was driving his motorcycle westbound on I-44 in St. Clair at about 3:50 p.m. Sunday when he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to travel off the right side of the roadway, strike a rock bluff and overturn before ejecting him.
Caldera was pronounced dead at the scene, according to MSHP.
All westbound I-44 lanes were closed for about 90 minutes near Mile Marker 239 as crews worked the scene.
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