Saturday, January 17, 2015

A VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-70 IN TOPEKA, KANSAS WHEN IT CROSSED THE MEDIAN INTO THE WESTBOUND LANES, ENDING IN A DITCH. ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IS INJURED.



A VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON I-70 IN TOPEKA, KANSAS WHEN IT CROSSED THE MEDIAN INTO THE WESTBOUND LANES, ENDING IN A DITCH.  ONE PERSON IS DEAD AND ANOTHER IS INJURED.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-- One person is dead and another is injured following an accident on I-70 Saturday morning.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol crash log, the accident occurred around 8:47 a.m. in Riley County near mile marker 317.5 westbound or 1.3 miles east of Deep Creek Road on I-70. The vehicle was traveling eastbound when it crossed the median into the westbound lanes, ending in a ditch.

Alexis Champ, an 18-year-old from Wichita, was driving the vehicle and was killed.
The passenger, 21-year-old Darius Person from Wayne, Michigan, was injured and taken to the hospital.

Both were wearing their seatbelts.

Around 9:30 a.m. Riley County officials sent out a notice that I-70 westbound at mile marker 317, east of Manhattan, was closed for the accident. About 20 minutes later, one lane of traffic was reopened. Around 12:30 p.m., all lanes of traffic were reopened.