SUMNER COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a crash that left a Kansas man dead.
Just before 8am. Sunday, Wellington officers and Fire/EMS responded to the westside of Woods Park in the 1100 block West 4th street, regarding a vehicle being submerged in Slate Creek, according to Police Chief Tracy Heath. A Wellington citizen had alerted Sumner E911.
First responders entered the water and subsequently removed a man later identified as 42-year-old Ralph Lee Pingry of Wellington from the vehicle. He was pronounced deceased at the scene, according to Heath.
Strickland Tow Service removed the black 2014 Ford Mustang from the water. Officers suspect the vehicle was westbound through Woods Park at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control of the car. It left the roadway struck a metal post and flipped upside down when entering the water.