Motorcyle overturns, 78-year-old driver survives

IRONTON, Mo. - A 78-year-old Marble Hill, Mo., man was injured Sunday night after his motorcycle overturned on US 49.

At around 7:09 p.m. Gerald R. Grasso was driving his 2004 Harley Davidson when he failed to negotiate a curve on the roadway. The motorcycle then ran off the roadway, struck a tree and overturned.

Grasso was taken by ambulance to Iron County Hospital in Pilot Knob, Mo., where he was treated for moderate injuries.