DICKINSON COUNTY—Two people died in an accident just before 11:30a.m. Tuesday in Dickinson County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2025 Ford Explorer driven by Michela R. Brown, 42, Abilene, was eastbound on Interstate 70 just east of Paint Road in the outside lane. Th SUV traveled off the road to the left, crossed the median and struck a westbound 2026 Hyundai Kona driven by Rex K. Gile, 65, Calhan, Colorado, head-on.
Brown and Gile were pronounced dead at the scnene and were transported to Martin Becker Carlson Funeral Home. Brown was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.