Apr 27, 2020

KHP IDs victim in fatal SW Kansas crash

Posted Apr 27, 2020 10:49 PM

Editor's note: The KHP originally reported the crash was part of a police pursuit.

FORD COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after  11:30p.m. Sunday in Ford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Dodge Dakota driven by Heinry W. Peters, 23, Satanta, Kansas, was eastbound on U.S. 50 just east of the Wyatt Earp Boulevard Junction

The pickup struck a pedestrian identified as Ronald Atwell, Jr., 63, Santa Ana, California, who was in the road.

Peters was not injured and properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.

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FORD COUNTY — Authorities are investigating a fatal accident that occurred just after 11:30p.m. Sunday in Ford County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a vehicle was eastbound on U.S. 50 just east of the Wyatt Earp Blvd. Junction during a police pursuit when it struck a dark object in the road.

Check the Post for additional details as they become available.