Joplin man suffers serious injuries as hit-and-run driver rear-ends motorcycle

A Joplin man was injured in a two-vehicle accident 9:45 a.m. Monday on I-49, three miles south of Joplin.

According to the Highway Patrol report, an unknown vehicle struck the rear of a 2015 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Bradley S. Pippin, 52, Joplin, causing the motorcycle to overturn and eject Pippin.

The vehicle that caused the accident fled the scene.

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