Sep 26, 2022

Kansas man dies in motorcycle crash after attempt to avoid deer

Posted Sep 26, 2022 8:00 AM

STAFFORD COUNTY—A Kansas man died in an accident just after 7:30p.m. Sunday in Stafford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Honda motorcycle driven by Larry J. Ryan, 25, Pratt, was northbound on SE 80th Avenue six miles south of Stafford.

The driver attempted to avoid a deer that had entered the roadway from the right. The driver lost control of the motorcycle.  It left the roadway and came to rest in the east ditch.

EMS transported Ryan to the Stafford County Hospital where he died. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.