Winfield motorcyclist who hit deer killed after truck hit him

A Winfield man was killed Wednesday night when he was run over after striking a deer with his motorcycle and being thrown into the road, authorities said.

The chain of events unfolded shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on U.S. 77 four miles north of Winfield, the Kansas Highway Patrol reported. Kevin Bodkins, 28, was riding north when he struck a deer with his Honda motorcycle.

Bodkins was thrown from his motorcycle and struck by a northbound truck being driven by a 56-year-old Wichita man, according to the highway patrol report. Bodkins died at the scene.

This story was originally published March 12, 2015 at 8:17 AM with the headline "Winfield motorcyclist who hit deer killed after truck hit him."