Posted November 12, 2024 06:22am
(KAIR)--A Leavenworth motorcyclist was killed Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle wreck in Leavenworth County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Trevor White was southbound on U.S. 73 Highway in the city of Lansing when his motorcycle struck the passenger side doors of a northbound car that was turning west onto Fairlane Street.
White was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car, 89-year-old Leavenworth resident George Steger, was not hurt. However a passenger in his car, identified 73-year-old Karen Ferengel, was transported to a Kansas City hospital with suspected serious injuries.
The Patrol says White was not wearing a helmet, but both occupants in the car were wearing seat belts when the wreck occurred shortly after 2:45 Monday afternoon.