Motorcycle Accident Kills Turpin Man

A Turpin man lost his life early Thursday morning after a motorcyle ran off the road in the northeast edge of Liberal. The Kansas Highway Patrol reports thirty-eight year old Chad McIntire was traveling north on Highway 83 at milepost five on a 2009 Harley Davidson Motorcycle when he went off the right side of the road and lost control of the motorcycle. McIntire was ejected and was not wearing a helmet. The incident occurred at about 1:40 a.m. Thursday before he was pronounced dead at 2:34 a.m.