SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal accident have released the name of the woman who died as 53-year-old Phylicia Carter of Wichita, according to Officer Kris Gupilan.
Just after 7p.m. Monday, a Ford Explorer was southbound in the 4400 Block of North Meridian in Wichita and struck Carter who was walking her bicycle on the traffic way. EMS transported Carter to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased.
All parties involved in the incident were interviewed by investigators. Neither speed nor impairment are believed to be contributing factors in the accident, according to Gupilan.
The accident is the 18th fatality collision this year in Wichita, according to Gupilan.