A 37-year-old motorcyclist died in an accident at 2:40 p.m. Sunday, April 16, on westbound I-70 at Minnesota Avenue, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper’s report.
Casey Bezdek, 37, of Kansas City, Kansas, was driving a 2014 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when the accident occurred, according to the trooper’s report.
He was westbound on I-70 when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle’s rear tire started to drift, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver lost control and struck the concrete bridge rail, according to the trooper’s report. Then the impact caused the driver to be ejected over the bridge rail. He fell about 90 feet, the trooper’s report stated.
The driver was wearing a helmet and eye protection, the trooper’s report said.