Thursday, January 1, 2015

Truck driver killed in Linn County, Kansas accident. Kansas Highway Patrol says man died as truck exited power plant.



Truck driver killed in Linn County, Kansas accident.  Kansas Highway Patrol says man died as truck exited power plant.





Posted: January 1, 2015 - 5:34am




A 53-year-old truck driver died Wednesday afternoon in an accident that occurred as he was exiting a Linn County power plant, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.



The crash was reported at 1:31 p.m. Wednesday at the Kansas City Power and Light station at 25166 E. 2200 Road in LyCygne.





According to the patrol’s crash log. David William Mayfield, of Independence, Mo., was driving a 2005 International truck south out of the power plant when the vehicle left the east side of the roadway and struck a fence.




According to the patrol, Mayfield wasn’t wearing a seat belt.



Additional details weren’t immediately available.