SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal accident have identified the man who died as 55-year-old Jerry Parks of Goddard.
At approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday, police responded to an injury accident involving a bicycle versus a vehicle at the 6200 block of West Taft in Wichita, according to Officer Juan Rebolledo.
First responders located Parks who had been ejected from his bicycle after colliding with a Ford Mustang, driven by a 32-year-old woman.
EMS and Wichita Fire rendered emergency medical aid to the rider and transported him to a local hospital with critical injuries. Parks did not regain consciousness after the impact and was later pronounced deceased by medical staff.
Investigators learned that Parks entered West Taft Street from the north side of the street on a bicycle from a shrubbery line towards the south side when he collided with the Ford Mustang.
The driver of the Ford was unable to stop on time and collided with the bicyclist.
Currently, neither speed nor impairment are believed to be contributing factors to the accident, according to Rebolledo.