Jun 25, 2020

13-year-old Kansas boy dies after bicycle crash into semi

Posted Jun 25, 2020 11:00 PM

MARION COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 11a.m. Thursday in Marion County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Peterbilt semi driven by Brendan Jay Reimer, 52, Hillsboro, was turning eastbound from Ash Street onto D Street in Hillsboro.

A child identified as 13-year-old A Trevor Dayton Adams Wullenweber of Milford  was on a bicycle on the sidewalk. The bicycle traveled southbound into the intersection and struck the semi.

Wullenweber was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Jost Funeral Home. 

Reimer was not injured and not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.