A motorcycle rider was killed in a two-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon, a mile northwest of Coffeyville.
The accident was reported just before 4:00 p.m. on County Road 4300 just north of Morning Lane Road. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a 2012 Freightliner semitrailer was southbound on County Road 4300 and was attempting to turn left into a driveway when it collided with a northbound 1998 Honda V75 motorcycle.
The motorcycle rider, 22-year-old Wyatt Johnson, of Coffeyville, was transported to Coffeyville Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. KHP says Johnson wasn’t wearing a helmet.
The driver of the semi, 38-year-old Derek Taggart, of Altamont, was uninjured. Taggart was wearing his seat belt.




