From CJOnline:
A 49-year-old Manhattan man was killed Thursday night when the bicycle he was riding was struck from behind by a pickup truck on a highway just south of Manhattan.
The accident was reported at 7:10 p.m. in the southbound lanes of K-177 highway, about 3 miles south of Manhattan.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 2007 Dodge pickup truck that was traveling south on K-177 highway struck a bicycle that also was southbound and travelling south on the right shoulder of the highway.
The bicyclist came to rest in the west ditch of the highway, while the pickup truck stopped on the southbound shoulder.
The bicycle rider, identified as Mark M. Jilka, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck, identified as Derik Kesler, 32, of Rossville, was reported to have been uninjured. Kesler was wearing a seat belt, according to the patrol.
Texting, Derik? Falling asleep? I'm glad you weren't injured. Mark's pain is over. You get to live with it for the rest of your life.
ReplyDeleteyes, according to the police he was on his phone on the internet.
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