Sep 19, 2022

KHP IDs student from Stafford who died after car struck tree

Posted Sep 19, 2022 4:01 PM

ST. JOHN, Kan. — A Stafford County teen was killed in a single-vehicle accident Monday morning.

According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 16-year-old Shane Riley Sheets of St. John was driving east in the 100 block of NE 20th when his vehicle left the road, entered the ditch and struck a tree. 

The Stafford USD 349 School District is providing counseling for students who need it in the school system and will throughout the week, according to the district release.

The accident happened around 7:35 a.m., about one and a half miles southeast of St. John.

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