CHEROKEE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Friday in Cherokee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Chevy Silverado driven by Skylar Cauble, 18, Joplin, Missouri, was westbound on U.S. 160 highway just west of 63rd Road.
The driver failed to negotiate the gradual curve by 63rd Road. The driver overcorrected back onto the roadway and struck an eastbound 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Violet Knowles, 67, Joplin.
Knowles was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Derfelt Funeral Home. EMS transported Cauble and a passenger in the pickup identified as 17-year-old Macy Pinnegar of Columbus, Kansasm to Mercy Columbus. The occupants of the pickup were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.