BEELER, Kan. – A Warsaw man is dead after a single-vehicle accident in western Kansas Tuesday night.
Justin Leighty, 41, was killed after being ejected from his truck, according to a crash report from the Kansas Highway Patrol.
The accident happened about three miles south of Beeler, Kan.
At about 9:30 p.m. Leighty was headed north on County Road C toward Beeler. For an unknown reason his truck went off the road and then returned to the road where the truck rolled, the report states.
Leighty was ejected from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the police report.
Leighty was a Kansas native who was raised in Colorado and remained actively involved with the family farm in Kansas.
He worked in Elkhart for nearly 20 years. He was a reporter for the Elkhart Truth for about 15 years before becoming the Midwest editor with RV Business, a publication that promotes the recreation vehicle industry.
He was also editor of Woodall’s Campground Management, a monthly publication for the North American RV park and campground sector.
While at The Truth, Leighty covered police, courts, local government and business, but gained a reputation for his coverage of the RV industry and the Elkhart County Fair.
