May 09, 2023

Kansas woman dies after pickup strikes a tree head-on

Posted May 09, 2023 8:00 AM

LINN COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Monday in Linn County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Dodge Dakota driven by Jody N. Russell, 67, Mound City, was southbound on Kansas 7 one mile north of Mound City. The driver failed to negotiate a curve and the pickup struck a tree head-on.

Russell was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Frontier Forensics. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.