Driver dies in motorcycle crash on Chestnut Expressway

(From the Springfield Police Department)

On Oct. 5, at 11:50 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a motorcycle crash in the 2700 block of W. Chestnut Expressway.

Raymond Lindgren, 42, from Fordland, and Heather Maggard, 40, from Springfield, were riding a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on Chestnut Expressway. Lindgren lost control of the motorcycle, went off the roadway to the north, and hit a utility pole. Both Lindgren and Maggard were transported to a local hospital.

Lindgren died at the hospital from his injuries. Lindgren’s family has been notified.

The circumstances of the crash are part of an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is requested to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or the tips hotline at 417-869-TIPS.

This was Springfield’s 19th fatal motor vehicle crash in 2024.