May 04, 2023

Kansas man dies after violent pickup crash

Posted May 04, 2023 12:30 AM

BARTON COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 10:30a.m. Wednesday in Barton County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Toyota Tacoma driven by  Richard Lee Reichuber, 76, Hoisington, was eastbound in the 100 block of NW 100 Road.

The pickup left the roadway to the right, entered the ditch, struck multiple trees and went airborne over a dry creek bed.

EMS transported Reichuber to Clara Barton Hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.