Posted December 08, 2024 05:13pm
(KNZA)--Two people were killed in an early Sunday morning wrong-way crash in Jefferson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says it happened on K-4 Highway, just south of 62nd Road, shortly before 5:15.
According to the Patrol report, a Chevy Silverado pickup truck driven by 28-year-old Dylan Harvey, of Topeka, was heading north in the southbound lane of K-4 when his vehicle struck a southbound Jeep Liberty driven by 33-year-old Gavin Wade, of Valley Falls, head-on.
Both drivers, who were traveling alone, were pronounced dead at the scene.
It's unknown if either driver was wearing a seat belt when the crash occurred.