HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 69-year-old Wichita woman was taken to Wesley Medical Center after a motorcycle collision near on the Woody Seat Freeway Sunday morning.
Jennita Wattenbarger was northbound and attempting to exit at Avenue A, but her Harley Davidson motorcycle rear ended another motorcycle operated by 54-year-old Larry Shannon, also of Wichita. Wattenbarger lost control of the her motorcycle and was ejected. She was taken by a Midwest Lifeteam helicopter from the scene to Wesley in critical condition. Shannon was not injured. Neither rider was wearing helmets at the time of the crash.
The accident occurring around 8:15 a.m., Sunday morning in downtown Hutchinson.