POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) – Law enforcement reports a local teen is dead following a crash near St. Marys.
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Doug Adams said in a press release that deputies responded to a 911 call regarding a two-vehicle crash shortly after 6:40 a.m. on Sept. 18 near Highway 63 and Doyle Creek Road north of St. Marys. First responders arriving at the scene found the crash involved two vehicles: a 2003 Honda Civic and a 2011 Chevy Impala.
Adams said the driver of the Honda was traveling south on Highway 63 while the driver of the Chevy was heading north. He said the driver of the Impala appeared to have crossed the center line and hit the southbound Honda.
Medical personnel transported the driver of the Chevy, a 23-year-old man from Ogden, to a hospital in Topeka for care of his serious injuries. The driver of the Honda, identified as Alyssa Mullins, 18, of Onaga, was life-flighted from the scene to a Topeka hospital but later declared dead.
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Adams said the crash remains under investigation.
“Our deepest condolences go out to her family and friends and all those affected by this terrible tragedy,” Adams said in a press release. “We want to thank the St. Mary’s Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, Pottawatomie County EMS, St. Mary’s Fire Department and Emmett Fire Department for their assistance this morning.”
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