Reno County, KS : KHP working fatality accident in Reno County on Friday, 22nd November, 2019

A slick bridge was blamed for a fatal crash Friday in Reno County that killed a Prairie Hills Middle School teacher.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Jory Braeden Konrade was driving south on K-61 in a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 at 7:38 a.m. when he lost control of his truck on the bridge over Medora Road and collided with a semi. Konrade died at the scene.

Konrade, 46, was a visual arts teacher and football coach at the middle school. The school advised parents through a text message of his death.

“This is a rough day,” said Buhler superintendent Mike Berblinger. “He was well-liked by everybody. He touched so many lives as a teacher and a coach.

“He was just one of the most awesome human beings, just a great member of our team.”

Konrade had worked for the district for 19 years as an art teacher.

“Jory had connections with most of the students in our district in middle school and high school, which really ramped things up,” said Prairie Hills principal Todd Fredrickson. “He was just a great guy, well respected by everyone in the building.”

Teaching seventh and eighth grade students, which can sometimes be a challenge, was not difficult for Konrade, the principal said.

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