Joplin man suffers serious injuries in motorcycle crash on old 71

A Joplin man was injured in a one-vehicle accident 3:23 p.m. Sunday on Old Highway 71, three miles south of Joplin.

According to the Highway Patrol report, Paul Haney, 24, Joplin, driving a 2011 Yamaha YZF-R1 motorcycle, failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the right side of the road and struck a mailbox and a rock retaining wall.

The motorcycle overturned and Haney was ejected.

Haney was treated for serious injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.