Motorcycle crash near Columbia

Corey Saathoff- June 20, 2017

Emergency personnel responded about 6 a.m. to a motorcycle crash on Bluffside Road at Bremser Road near Columbia.

The driver of a Harley-Davidson, 24-year-old Joseph Arendell, was transported to St. Anthony’s Medical Center for treatment of a head injury. He was conscious and alert at the scene, police said.

Columbia fire and EMS personnel responded along with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.

Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.