Deadly ATV crash victim in Shawnee County identified

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct name of the crash victim. We regret the error.

TOPEKA (KSNT) - One person is dead after an accident involving an ATV.

The Shawnee County Sheriff's office posted on X, formally Twitter, that first responders were dispatched to the 7900 block of NW 86th Street around 7:40 p.m. on reports of an accident involving an ATV. One individual was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Monday, May 13, the sheriff's office identified the victim as Blake C. Asher, 44, of Topeka.

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