At the scene of Thursday’s fatal accident near McPherson- photo courtesy KHP Trooper Ben
MCPHERSON, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Nissan Rogue driven by Pamela D. Pierce, 56, Hutchinson, was in the driving lane on northbound Interstate 135 just north of McPherson. The driver attempted to pass another vehicle cutting in front of a 2004 Ford Explorer driven by Kay Dianne Pautz, 69, Alexandria, Minn.
The Ford struck the rear of the Nissan causing the Ford to swerve. The Ford then rolled across the median and into the southbound ditch.
Pautz and a passenger in the Ford, Gary Walter Pautz, 70, Alexandria, Minn., were pronounced dead at the scene. They were transported to Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center. Pierce and a child in the Nissan were not injured.
All were properly restrained at the time of the accident.
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MCPHERSON, Kan. — The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a double-fatal crash on Interstate 135 just north of McPherson.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reports one vehicle involved in the accident had been northbound and traveled across the median into the west ditch. One vehicle caught fire.
Check Hutch Post for additional details as they become available