Farmington Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident

(St. Francois County, MO) A man from Farmington, identified as 54 year old Mark Higginbotham, is dead after wrecking his motorcycle in St. Francois County over the holiday weekend. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, it happened Monday night just after 8 on Highway 67, south of Highway 8. Higginbotham was headed north when lost control of the bike and it ran off the left side of the road and overturned before hitting a cable barrier. Higginbotham, who was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, was pronounced dead at the scene.