Posted September 01, 2025 02:05pm
(KNZA)--Two people were killed Sunday evening in a three-vehicle cash in Jefferson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened at the intersection of K-237 and U.S. 24 Highways, about five miles west of Ferguson Road, around 8:30.
According to the KHP report, 33-year-old Shelby Copp, of Oskaloosa, was driving a Hyundai SUV southbound on K-237 when she failed to stop a stop sign and struck the passenger side of a westbound Chevy Suburban on U.S. 24 driven by 68-year-old Douglas Gould, of Topeka.
The Suburban was towing a boat trailer, which detached, and struck a westbound Chevy Silverado pickup truck.
Copp was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two children in her vehicle, ages 6 and 8, were transported to area hospitals with suspected serious injuries.
A passenger in the Suburban, 66-year-old Topeka resident Connie Gould, was pronounced dead at the scene,
Douglas Gould was transported to a Topeka Hospital with suspected serious injuries.
The driver of the pickup and his passenger, both 16-year-old Topeka residents, were not hurt.