Jun 17, 2021

Kansas man dies after SUV strikes fence, embankment

Posted Jun 17, 2021 7:00 AM

BROWN COUNTY—A Kansas man died in an accident just after 7p.m. Tuesday in Brown County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Chevy Trailblazer driven by Irvin Jessepe, 73, Horton, was southbound on Falcon Road eight miles west of Horton.

The vehicle left the roadway, struck a fence then an embankment.

Jessepe was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported  Dishon-Maple-Chaney Mortuary. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.