LEAVENWORTH COUNTY — One person died in an accident just before 6p.m. Friday in Leavenworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Ford Explorer driven by Tonganoxie Police Sergeant Nicholas Ontiveros, 33, Lansing, and a 2018 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Tommie Roe, 62, Anchorage, Alaska, were westbound on U.S 24 just west of North Village Terrace.

The police vehicle activated emergency lights in an attempt to stop an eastbound vehicle and made a U-turn. The motorcycle struck the Explorer and the driver was ejected

Roe was transported to Providence Medical Center where he died.
Ontiveros was not injured. Roe was not wearing a helmet, according to the KHP.