Perry County Traffic Fatality

(Perry County, MO) A Perryville man, 60 year old David R. Beck, is dead after a motorcycle accident in Perry county Sunday night. Reports from the Highway Patrol show the wreck took place at 7:23 as Beck was riding the motorcycle south on Highway 61, north of Perry County Road 912, when he lost control of the bike in a curve to the left. It ran off the right side of the road and headed south. The motorcycle's undercarriage struck the ground and it began to roll over throwing Beck off. He was not wearing a safety device when the crash occurred.