Brandon Willis, 18, was riding his motorcycle north on 246th Street north of Honey Creek Road when he tried to pass another vehicle, Kansas Highway Patrol reports said. While passing the car, Willis lost control of his motorcycle. The bike went into the ditch and struck a fence post, reports said.

The accident occurred about two miles from Tonganoxie.

Tuesday afternoon, a hospital official could neither confirm nor deny Willis was a patient at the Kansas City, Kan., hospital.

KHP reports didn’t specify whether Willis was wearing a helmet.

Willis graduated last month from THS.