Motorcycle Accident Injures Two from Gravois

Two people are thrown from a motorcycle Thursday morning in Morgan County. Sixty-year old John Waddell of Gravois Mills was riding the 2007 Yamaha west on Route P, east of Missouri 5, when the Yamaha went off the right side of the road and hit a ditch. John and his passenger, 51-year old Tina Waddell, also of Gravois, were both thrown from the bike. Both were wearing helmets. Tina suffered serious injuries and was taken to Lake Regional before she was flown to University Hospital in Columbia. John suffered minor injuries and was taken to Lake Regional.