HUTCHINSON, Kan. — One person was killed in an accident at 56th and Hendricks Wednesday afternoon. Deputies were dispatched at 5:16 p.m.
Deputies determined that Joseph Decker, a 30-year-old male from Hutchinson, was driving his 2005 Ford Ranger pickup westbound on 56th Avenue and started to make a left-hand turn onto Hendricks Street.
Seventy-four-year-old Dennis Sandford of rural Hutchinson was eastbound on 56th Avenue driving a 2008 Harley Davidson Softail motorcycle.
Sandford impacted the passenger side of the turning vehicle, which was being operated by Decker. The impact caused the Ford Ranger to spin into a 2012 GMC Terrain that was being operated by 31-year-old Kayla Whitley of Nickerson. Whitley had been traveling north and was stopped at the stop sign of the intersection waiting on traffic.
Several witnesses stopped and attempted life-saving measures to assist Sandford until Reno County EMS, Nickerson EMS and District Three firefighters could get to the scene and continue with life-saving attempts. Dennis Sandford was pronounced deceased on scene. No one else was hurt.
This accident is still under investigation. If you witnessed the accident, please contact the Sheriff's Office.