A 29-year old Manhattan man was killed in an accident in the 2000 block of McDowell Creek Road two and a half miles south of that city on Thursday.
The Kansas Highway Patrol identified the fatality victim as Jose Laureanomercado, 29, Manhattan.
He was northbound on McDowell Creek Road on a Yamaha motorcycle and entered a curve. Laureanomercado failed to negotiate the curve and drove on to the gravel shoulder. The motorcycle hit a delineator post, and Laureanomercado was ejected.
KHP said the victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident