(From the Joplin Police Department)On October 31st, 2021 at 00:13 am officers with the Joplin Police Department responded to St. Louis Avenue and Euclid Avenue for an injury crash.
Officers found a motorcycle was driving southbound on St. Louis Avenue and struck the positive pedestrian island at Euclid Avenue.
The motorcycle operator was ejected from the motorcycle. A secondary crash occurred when a northbound vehicle struck the deceased in the roadway prior to officers arrival on scene.
The operator of the motorcycle was pronounced deceased on scene. He has been identified as Joseph Chapman, age 24, of Webb City, Missouri. Next of kin notification have been made.
The initial crash appears to be impairment related. No charges are being sought for the driver involved in the secondary crash.
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