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Motorcyclist flown to Freeman after crash on 59, cited for DWI



A Gravette, Arkansas man was cited for driving while intoxicated following a one-vehicle crash 7:35 p.m. Sunday on MO 59 a mile and a half north of Noel.

According to the Highway Patrol reports, a 2019 Harley Davidson driven by Harold L. Jobe, 58, Gravette, Arkansas, failed to negotiate a curve, traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a fence. Jobe was ejected.

Jobe, who was airlifted to Freeman West Hospital with serious injuries, was also cited for careless and imprudent driving and for not having insurance.


Former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor, covering Joplin and the Four-State Area since 2003.