Tonganoxie man killed in motorcycle accident

A Tonganoxie man was killed when he lost control of a motorcycle on Kansas Highway 16 in Leavenworth County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol said the body of Donald E. Casteel II, 37, was found early Sunday, 68 feet from the motorcycle. He was westbound when the motorcycle went off the road, struck two road signs and knocked them down, according to the Patrol’s report.

The accident scene was about 1.25 miles west of Tonganoxie. Troopers, however, didn’t know specifically what time the accident occurred.