Dec 05, 2020

Kan. man dies after vehicle strikes embankment in ditch

Posted Dec 05, 2020 11:30 AM

WILSON COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 7:30p.m. Friday in Wilson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Nissan passenger vehicle driven by Sean D. Blaine-Ritz, 42, Fredonia, was eastbound on 1700 Road five miles north of Fredonia.

The driver failed to negotiate a curve and struck an embankment in north ditch.

Blaine-Ritz was transported to Fredonia Regional Medical Center where he died. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.