Blake A. Sneed, 20, killed, after losing control of his motorcycle on U.S. 24 near Perry, crashing into a ditch and striking a culvert.

A motorcyclist was dead after a wreck Sunday afternoon in Jefferson County, according to Kansas Highway Patrol records.

The highway patrol identified the victim as Blake A. Sneed, 20, of Tonganoxie.

The wreck occurred at 3 p.m. Sunday on US-24 one mile east of the Perry city limits, a highway patrol accident report said.

The accident report said Sneed was riding a 2005 Honda sport motorcycle westbound on US-24 when he lost control, and the motorcycle entered the north ditch where it struck a culvert. Sneed was wearing a helmet, the report said.

By 5:10 p.m. Sunday, traffic on the highway had resume