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Kansas City motorcyclist dies in Missouri traffic crash

A 58-year-old Kansas City man died Thursday when his motorcycle crashed in Henry County, Mo.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the man as Merritt T. Parks.

The wreck occurred about 3 p.m. Thursday just outside the city limits of Windsor, Mo., according to the patrol.

Parks was riding a 2016 Harley-Davidson on Missouri 2 when the bike went off the road and hit an embankment, according to a patrol report

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published April 28, 2017 at 1:01 PM with the headline "Kansas City motorcyclist dies in Missouri traffic crash."

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