A 16-year-old from Preston was killed in a car-semi crash early Saturday morning in the city of Preston.
Drake Evert was northbound on K-61 when he went left of center and struck a southbound semi. His vehicle came to rest facing southeast in the northbound ditch while the semi came to rest in the southbound ditch.
Evert was transported to Pratt Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The semi driver, 55-year-old Robert Myerski of Plains, Pennsylvania was also taken to the hospital in Pratt with a possible injury.
The accident occurring around 6:40 a-m, on the south edge of Preston.