Motorcycle rider seriously injured after hitting deer in Cole County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An Eldon man was seriously injured in a crash on Sunday night after he hit a deer on Route E in Cole County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The report says the 49-year-old man was driving his 2003 Harley Davidson Softtail westbound on Route E when he hit a deer and was ejected from the bike. He was not wearing a helmet, the report says.
He was flown to University Hospital in Columbia, according to the report. The bike had minor damage.
MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.