Aug 05, 2024

McPherson County teen killed in weekend crash

Posted Aug 05, 2024 3:58 PM

MCPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — A McPherson County 19-year-old was killed in a crash early Saturday morning.

It happened around 1:56 a.m. Saturday morning on 6th Ave. just southeast of Marquette, KS.

The McPherson County Sheriff's Office reports the driver, 19-year-old Dalton Deist of McPherson, KS, was South bound on 6th Avenue in the 2500 block. The driver failed to negotiate a curve leading the vehicle off the road and striking several trees.

Nobody else was hurt. No further information is available at this time.