Feb 25, 2023

Newton woman dies after crash with a semi

Posted Feb 25, 2023 11:30 AM
First responders at the accident scene -photo courtesy KWCH
First responders at the accident scene -photo courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 3 p.m. Friday in Sedgwick County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Saturn Ion driven by Rebecca Shields, 26, Newton, was southbound on Interstate 135 just south of 101st Street.

The Saturn crossed the median into the northbound lanes. A Peterbilt semi driven by Anthony Crane, 58, Bristol, Tennessee, struck the Saturn.

Shields was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the Forensic Science Center. Crane was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the KHP.