A pursuit of a motorcyclist by Taney County Sheriff's Deputies ends when the motorcycle crashes on a county road.

According to the traffic crash report by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred on Painter Road five miles east of Branson when the motorcycle, driven by 56-year-old William McCulloch of Sparta, failed to negotiate a curve and skidded off the roadway crashing into a boulder. 

McCulloch sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment of his injuries.