A Jamesport man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash with a deer early Thursday morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 2:40 a.m., 42-year-old Joshua L. Verhagen was driving a Yamaha YZF600R south on Route EE about one mile from Weatherby at a high rate of speed. The vehicle hit a deer in the road and Verhagen was ejected from the motorcycle.

Verhagen was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment of serious injuries.

According to the Highway Patrol’s arrest report, Verhagen was arrested for investigative charges of DWI, no driver’s license, no insurance and careless and imprudent driving involving an accident.

Verhagen was released to Mosaic for medical treatment.