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Two killed after Jefferson County crash

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/02/2025

(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.

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 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.

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