A motorcyclist died after crashing into a utility box Sunday at 12:15 p.m. near South 59th Lane and the Turner Diagonal in Kansas City, Kansas.
According to Officer Tykeasha Berry of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, responding officers found an unresponsive man at the scene, who was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Preliminary investigations indicated that the motorcyclist left the roadway and struck a utility box.
Authorities identified the deceased as Richard Andrew Hawthorne, aged 32, a Kansas City resident. He was set to turn 33 next week.
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department’s traffic unit is actively investigating the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS (8477).