(St. Francois County, MO.) A Desoto man, 38 year old Christin W. Pinkley, is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle on Highway 47, west of Bonne Terre in St. Francois County, Monday night just after 9:30. Missouri State Highway Patrol Reports show Pinkley was riding west on 47, at Old Cadet Road, when he missed a curve and the motorcycle ran off the right side of the road. It crashed into a sign throwing Pinkley off. He was not wearing a helmet when the wreck took place. Pinkley was pronounced dead at the scene.