JEFFERSON COUNTY —A Kansas man died in an accident just after 4p.m. Wednesday in Jefferson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven byMichael J. Schecher, 59, Holton, northbound on U.S. 59 just north of Kansas 16. The driver attempted to pass a northbound 2022 GMC Savanna van driven by John G. Morris, 29, Topeka, who was slowing to make a left turn into a private driver.
The van struck the motorcycle. Schecher was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa. Morris was not injured. Schecher was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.