A 59-year-old Smith County man is dead after a crash late Wednesday. 

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, David Beckham of Gaylord, Kansas was headed west on 240th Road when he lost control on a curve near U-281 at around 7:00 pm.

KHP says Beckham's Silverado went into a ditch and struck an embankment before coming to rest in a field.

He was killed in the crash.  KHP says he was not wearing a seatbelt.

No one else was hurt.  No