Oct 14, 2023

Kansas man dies after motorcycle, pickup crash

Posted Oct 14, 2023 7:00 PM

SEDGWICK COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 2a.m. Saturday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2022 Harley Davidson driven by Sage Joseph Duran, 29, Wichita, was eastbound on Central Avenue from Ridge at a high rate of speed.

The driver ran the red light and struck a 2021 Dodge Ram driven by Christian Minchaca Rueda, 26, Wichita that was northbound on the ramp from Interstate 235 to westbound Central Avenue, had a green light and entered the intersection.

After impact Duran lost control of the motorcycle. It continued eastbound, struck the curb, a street sign and a telephone pole before coming to rest in the roadway. 

 Duran was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the Sedgwick County Coroner's Office.  Rueda and a passenger in the pickup were not injured.