A motorcycle driver was taken to the hospital after hitting a deer Saturday in Worth County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Roger Behrens of Martinsville was driving a 1991 Harley Davidson eastbound on Route M around 11 p.m. Sunday when he hit a deer. The motorcycle skid across the road and came to rest in the westbound lane of Route M. Behrens was taken by Lifenet to Mosaic Life Care for what officials described as moderate injuries.