Dec 09, 2021

Sheriff: 74-year-old Kansas woman dies from injuries in crash

Posted Dec 09, 2021 10:00 PM

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas woman died from injuries in an accident just before 9a.m. Wednesday in Sedgwick County.

According to Sedgwick County Sheriff's Lt. Benjamin Blick, a Dodge Caravan driven by Donnelle Sholtess, 74, Wichita, was eastbound on 55th Street and entered the intersection without yielding to crossing traffic on Kansas 15.  A southbound Mercedes Sprinter van driven by a 33-year-old man from Bel Aire struck the driver side door of the Dodge.

EMS transported Sholtess to a local hospital and later died, according to Blick. The other driver sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment.

The accident remains under investigation, according to Blick.