RICE COUNTY—One person died in an accident just after 9p.m. Christmas Eve in Rice County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Mazda 4-door driven by Skyler L. Warren, 23, Great Bend, was northbound on Kansas 14 four miles east of Sterling.
The vehicle crossed the center line and struck a southbound GMC 2005 Yukon Denali SUV driven by Jessalyn K. Chairez, 21, Hutchinson.
Warren was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Birzers Funeral Home. EMS transported Chairez to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Warren was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP. Two juveniles were present in the Mazda; juvenile record protected data, according to the Patrol.