Public Safety : Warrensburg Police Dept.


Warrensburg motorcyclist dies in Benton County crash

Aug 11, 2008, 11:50 AM

WARSAW, Mo.--A Warrensburg man was killed Sunday afternoon when his motorcycle struck a tree in Benton County.

Thomas Biggs, 57, was eastbound on Route H near Spring Lake Drive at 1:10 p.m., when his motorcycle went off the right side of the road, down an embankment and struck a tree, Missouri Highway Patrol Trooper B.N. Comer said.

Biggs was pronounced dead 30 minutes later at Bothwell Regional Medical Center in Sedalia. This was the 45th fatal accident in Troop A's district in 2008, and the 49th death. Benton County deputies assisted with the investigation.