An 18-year-old man was injured Saturday evening after being thrown from his motorcycle in an accident.
Anthony Guidorzi, 18, of Villa Ridge, Mo., was moderately injured and treated at St. Francis Medical Center.
The accident happened at 6:17 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 55 about seven miles north of Fruitland, Mo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Guidorzi lost control of his motorcycle and was thrown off it before rolling down a hill and hitting a highway sign.
No one else was injured. Guidorzi was issued a summons for careless and imprudent driving.
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