A Manhattan man was struck and killed Monday evening while riding an electric motorbike in the Northview area of town.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the bike collided with an SUV shortly before 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Tuttle Creek Boulevard and Griffith Drive. The SUV had made a left turn onto Griffith and as the bike traveled northbound, it struck the side of the SUV.
The driver of the motorbike, 31-year-old Erik Dedrickson, of Manhattan, was transported to Ascension Via Christi, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities say Dedrickson was not wearing a helmet, but rather only eye protection.
The SUV driver, 70-year-old Grady Marden, of Manhattan, was not injured. Authorities say he was wearing a seat belt.
