Fatal Crash
Joplin Man, 57, Killed in Motorcycle Crash on Reinmiller Road
Incident record
July 1, 2026
8:05 p.m.
REINMILLER ROAD
Joplin, Newton County, MO
Missouri
1
Injuries reported
1 fatality
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A 57-year-old Joplin man died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on Reinmiller Road, about three miles south of Joplin, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report. The crash was reported at 8:05 p.m. on July 1, 2026, in Newton County, patrol records show.
According to the Highway Patrol, the man was riding a 2019 Harley Davidson Road King northbound at the time of the crash. He sustained fatal injuries, the patrol reported.
The crash, logged under incident number 260274088, falls under the jurisdiction of Troop D and is being investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
No other vehicles were reported involved in the crash.
This report is based on preliminary information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Details may be updated as officials release more information.
Missouri accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 5 years (From date of accident (RSMo 516.120) - one of the longest injury windows in the US.)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 3 years (From date of death (RSMo 537.100).)
- Fault rule
- Missouri uses pure comparative fault: recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault but not barred.
- Citations
- RSMo 516.120 (SoL); RSMo 537.100 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Gustafson v. Benda
- Crash report agency
- Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic crash reports (online portal) for MSHP crashes; local agency otherwise.
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