(KAIR)--A late Wednesday morning motorcycle wreck in Jackson County claimed the life of a Horton man.

Dead is 58-year-old Ronnie Waweenis, according to a report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.

His services are pending at the Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary, in Horton.

The Patrol's report states that Waweenis was riding his Harley-Davidson northbound on U.S. Highway 75, two miles north of Netawaka, passing northbound traffic. As he completed the pass, Waweenis lost control of his motorcycle which ran into the west ditch, ejecting Waweenis.

The fatal crash happened around 11:40 Wednesday morning.