Two from Butler injured in motorcycle accident

Two Butler residents were injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday near Peculiar. Jeremy R. Davis and Jennifer S. Davis, both 29, were riding a 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle on 71 Highway just north of route J when an unknown vehicle changed lanes in front of the motorcycle, causing it to swerve off of the left side of the roadway, ejecting the riders. Both were taken to Research Hospital in Kansas city; Jeremy Davis with serious injuries and Jennifer Davis with moderate injuries. Both were wearing helmets. An investigation is pending.