Date: June 23, 2022
Contact: Lieutenant Benjamin Blick
Telephone: 316.660.3880
Fatality Accident 06.22.22
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: JUNE 23, 2022
AGENCY: SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
LOCATION: WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS
TELEPHONE: (316) 660-3880
CONTACT: LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN BLICK
At approximately 9:56 P.M. on June 22, 2022, a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle traveling southbound on Greenwich Road drove through the T-intersection at 71st Street South. The motorcycle left the roadway and continued southbound into a wooded area. The driver was separated from the motorcycle and suffered fatal injuries.
The 35-year-old male driver of the motorcycle, Shawn Glass of Derby, died at the scene.
A stop sign is posted for southbound traffic at the intersection of Greenwich and 71st Street South. A two direction arrow sign is posted along the south edge of 71st Street South and visible to southbound traffic.
Speed and impaired driving are believed to have contributed to the collision.
The circumstances of the collision remain under investigation.
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