AURORA, Mo. — Four motorcyclists were killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision Saturday morning after troopers said the driver of a car crossed a highway’s center line and struck five of the two-wheelers head on.
The motorcycles were partaking in a toy drive, the Joplin Globe reported.
The car’s driver Theresa L. Manetzke, 51, of Aurora, was arrested for suspicion of felony driving while intoxicated resulting in the death of two or more people, the newspaper said.
The Missouri Highway Patrol said the accident occurred about three miles north of Aurora at about 11:20 a.m. Saturday.
Two motorcycle drivers were killed, as were two passengers. All five of the motorcycles involved in the accident had a driver and passenger, the Globe reported.
Manetzke was among the injured and was taken to a nearby hospital, the newspaper reported.
