KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Independence man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 35 early Sunday morning.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Matthew A. Byrd, 44, was southbound on the ramp from I-35 to Interstate 435 at about 5:53 a.m. when he traveled off the left side of the road and struck a drainage culvert.
He was ejected from the 2014 Harley Davidson.
Byrd was pronounced dead at the scene.
It's unknown if he was wearing a helmet.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
