Nov 08, 2022

Kansas man dies after electric motorbike strikes SUV

Posted Nov 08, 2022 11:15 AM

RILEY COUNTY —A Manhattan man died in an accident just before 6:30p.m. Monday in Riley County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported an Onyx Electric Motorbike driven by Erik S. Dedrickson,  31, Manhattan, was northbound on Tuttle Creek Boulevard in northeast Manhattan and struck the side of a 2012 Subaru Outback driven by Graden Marden, 70, Manhattan, who made a left turn onto Griffith Drive.

Dedrickson was transported to Via Christi where he was pronounced dead. Marden was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP. Dedrickson was not wearing a helmet, only eye protection, according to the KHP.