12 May 2023
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A 33-year-old Wichita man died after his motorcycle crashed in a work zone in west Wichita.
The Kansas Highway Patrol said Ryan Tholen was driving his bike “at a high rate of speed” on Interstate 235 around 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Troopers say Tholen was southbound in the left lane as he approached a 50 mph construction zone south of the I-235 and Kellogg interchange. There has been nighttime construction in that area.
According to the KHP, the motorcycle swerved into the closed right lane and struck a cut-out section. Troopers say Tholen lost control, and the bike struck another cut-out section at milepost six.
Tholen was thrown from the bike. He was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries.