Pedestrian Killed Late Saturday Night
KSAL Staff - Sun 07:57 AM 10/07/2012
The accident happened at around 9:45 Saturday night.
A Russell man is hit by a truck and killed on a highway near Hoisington late Saturday night.
According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 46-year-old Julian Gonzales was standing in the roadway on U.S. 281 Highway, attempting to upright a motorcycle. He was struck by pickup truck that was headed south.
Gonzales was killed. The driver of the truck, 20-year-old Kadie Halzle from St. John was not hurt.
The accident happened at around 9:45 Saturday night, on U.S. 281 Highway in Barton County about 2 miles South Hoisington.
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whosyourdaddy
Sunday 7 October 2012 23:03 Report this comment
Why was the motorcycle laying down in the road in the first place? Was the driver of the pick-up wearing a seatbelt? What about the biker, was he wearing his seatbelt when he laid down his bike? Come on KSAL... we need to know this info before stupid people like THEENFORCER, iamgoonagetu, aurora, tbone and equineman start spitting out their expert knowledge on why this happened...
Aurora
Sunday 7 October 2012 23:57 Report this comment
@ whosyourdaddy, um...why did you mention me? I'm not the one who is trolling around and spewing like THEENFORCER and iamgonnagetu.
Aurora
Monday 8 October 2012 00:02 Report this comment
I feel bad for Kadie, now the guilt will follow her for the rest of her life.
whosyourdaddy
Monday 8 October 2012 00:16 Report this comment
Sorry aurora... I was spitting out names... and when I hit send, I noticed I accidentally put your name in there... Your omitted from that!
whosyourdaddy
Monday 8 October 2012 00:20 Report this comment
I did forget to mention GETALIFE...
Aurora
Monday 8 October 2012 00:21 Report this comment
@ whosyourdaddy, ah no problem!
Aurora
Monday 8 October 2012 00:23 Report this comment
I also forgot to mention that I felt bad for Julian Gonzales and his family. My condolences to his family and friends.
AulickAmber
Monday 8 October 2012 06:08 Report this comment
Has any one witnessed this accident and noted town the truck no?
inthestyx12
Monday 8 October 2012 07:50 Report this comment
I have no sympathy for the girl that hit him. Maybe she should of been paying attention and I guess i feel this way because i know the guy that she killed. His family and friends will forever have to suffer and so will the other people that were with him that had to witness what happened. I dont kare what she has to live with because she should of been watching and not riding the Yellow line.
inthestyx12
Monday 8 October 2012 07:51 Report this comment
Aulick there are alot of people that witnessed the accident and and she wast paying attention and was riding the yellow line he was on the side of the road and she would of hit and killed 3 people has the other two not had time to move. There was two guys that were trying to wave her down to either slow down or move over and she didnt.
spanishlynx
Monday 8 October 2012 09:11 Report this comment
@ whosyourdaddy when did they start installing SEAT BELTS on MOTORCYCLES. does yours have a seat belt?
Lbaker
Monday 8 October 2012 10:44 Report this comment
Did he not set flares, orange triangle's call the cops to say he laid down his bike. You have to be smart when on the side of a highway. Don't blame the girl.
whosyourdaddy
Monday 8 October 2012 11:04 Report this comment
spanishlynx.... I shake my head at your stupidity.... I know they dont have seatbelts(duh), I only say this because everytime there is an accident, the po-po seem to want us to know whether a seatbelt was worn or not...
whosyourdaddy
Monday 8 October 2012 11:07 Report this comment
And now comes all the accusations I was waiting for... Nowhere in this article does it say the girl was at fault.. Was she speeding? Was it dark? Was she texting/talking on cellphone? Just like always... everybody wants to jump in and blame the driver of the other vehicle... I still want to know why the motorcycle was laying in the roadway... Was he drunk? Talking on cell? Speeding?
whosyourdaddy
Monday 8 October 2012 11:12 Report this comment
Inthestyx12... you need some experience of driving before you try an make any accusations. You say the guy was on the side of the road, and she was riding the yellow line... Hmmmm... If thats the case, how did she hit him? The yellow lines are in the middle of the road... white lines are on the side... So I don't care what you or his family has to live with, this girl will suffer everytime she gets behind the wheel...
inthestyx12
Monday 8 October 2012 11:31 Report this comment
whosyourdaddy if you are such the expert on how things are then why arent you a cop. I dont what this girl will go through maybe she shouldnt have been texting on her phone and it wouldnt of happened. His bike was on the side of the road he went to help someone else I dont know that location. So maybe you should get the whole report from people that were there and then you would know what happened. I dont kare what she has to go through she took the life of someone else over a dang text message.
mother
Saturday 13 October 2012 09:19 Report this comment
She was NOT texting! She was NOT speeding! There were no lights of any kind. I don't know where you got your information about her texting, but you are wrong.
Austin77
Sunday 14 October 2012 18:46 Report this comment
You were not there you have no idea what happened. But someone died and it was the fault of someone. Whether that Kadie was texting or not is to be found out but she had been drinking
Austin77
Sunday 14 October 2012 18:52 Report this comment
You were not there you have no idea what happened. But someone died and it was the fault of someone. Whether that Kadie was texting or not is to be found out but she had been drinking and she is under age and Julian laid his bike over trying to turn around and help his brother Bobby who crashed his bike due to road conditions....
Austin77
Sunday 14 October 2012 19:02 Report this comment
Julia had a family, grandkids, and a mom, brothers, and sister, cousins, and the whole family that he will never be with again... So feeling sorry Kadie and knowing she has a little baby doesn't hold Much water. He was 46 years young..... Wake the f!@k UP....