CUNNINGHAM – A teenage driver died in an accident during a pursuit by law enforcement just after 7:30a.m. on Sunday in Kingman County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Pratt County Deputies were notified of a 2013 Toyota Highlander with Oklahoma license plates driven erratically westbound on U.S. 54 just south of Cunningham.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle and pursued it into Kingman County at speeds in excess of 100mph.
The vehicle exited the highway at 170th Avenue. The driver, Rebeca Vandermerwe,15, lost control of the Toyota.
It traveled down the shoulder of the exit ramp, and rear-ended the trailer of a semi that was legally parked on the shoulder of the exit ramp.
Vandermerwe was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Sedgwick County Forensics.
A sheriff in Stanton County, Texas notified the family of the death.
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CUNNINGHAM – Law enforcement authorities in South Central Kansas are investigating a fatal crash just after 7:30a.m. on Sunday in Kingman County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported Pratt County Deputies were notified of an erratic driver westbound on U.S. 54 just south of Cunningham.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle and pursued it into Kingman County at speeds in excess of 100mph.
The vehicle exited the highway at 170th Avenue. The driver lost control of the vehicle.
It traveled down the shoulder of the exit ramp, and rear-ended the trailer of another vehicle that was legally parked on the shoulder of the exit ramp.
The accident remains under investigation. Check the Post for additional details as they become available.