CRAWFORD COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 7a.m. Monday in Crawford County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2000 Dodge 2500 driven by Tyler Joseph Castagno, 16, Pittsburg, was southbound on U.S. 69 Highway at E 590th Avenue on the north edge of Frontenac.
The driver failed to stop for a red light and struck an eastbound 2022 Kia Soul driven by Matthew Jeffrey Westhoff-Strode, 21, Girard.
Westhoff-Strode was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Frontier Forensics. Castagno was not injured. The drivers were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.