Elderly Morgan County man seriously injured in motorcycle crash south of Gravois Mills

An elderly Morgan County man is seriously injured in a motorcycle crash south of his hometown.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Robert Martin, 78, of Gravois Mills, was riding a motorcycle in the area of Georgia and Ginger Roads, about 15 miles south of Gravois Mills, Wednesday night, when the crash occurred.  Troopers say Martin ran off the side of the road, hit a telephone junction box and overturned. 

Martin was flown to University Hospital in Columbia.