Adair County Sheriffs Department investigated a motorcycle accident on highway 76 Elkhorn road at Knifley Tuesday morning at 10:49am, sheriff Josh Brockman told 99.9 The Big Dawg news that the preliminary investigation indicates that 60-year-old Mary Spencer of Connecticut was traveling north her Harley Davidson motorcycle, when a dog ran onto the roadway, Ms. Spencer attempted to miss hitting the dog but was unable to do so and struck the animal, the bike then laid down, ejecting the operator into a ditchline. 

Adair County EMS transported Ms. Spencer to TJ Health Columbia.

Adair County Deputy Jason Camfield investigated the collision and was assisted on scene by Sheriff Josh Brockman.