SEWARD COUNTY—A Kansas man died in an accident just after 6a.m. Monday in Seward County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Chevy Silverado driven by Aaron Bradley Patton, 26, Liberal, was eastbound on U.S. 54 just east of County Road 9. The pickup crossed over the fog line onto the eastbound shoulder and collided with an unknown stopped vehicle . The stopped vehicle left the collision scene prior to notification of the collision to law enforcement and has not yet been identified.
Patton was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Hornung Family Funeral Home. Patton was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.