HARVEY COUNTY, KS. (THECOUNT) — Levi Minkevitch, of Peabody, Kansas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Wednesday ATV crash in Harvey County.
Minkevitch, 30, a Newton Police Officer, was killed in an ATV crash Wednesday afternoon near Walton.
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According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, Minkevitch was attempting to jump a ditch while operating an ATV on North Harvest Hill Road near East Dutch Avenue in Walton, when the vehicle wrecked and rolled over around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Minkevitch, a Corporal/SWAT Operator, was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Harvey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 34,684. Its county seat and most populous city is Newton – Wikipedia.