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NE Kansas woman dies after car strikes building in Winchester, Kansas

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 83-year-old northeast Kansas woman died late Saturday night following a crash in Jefferson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol says the woman was driving a 2020 Chevrolet Blazer around 10:30 p.m. Saturday when the car drifted off the road in the area of 3rd Street and Winchester Street in Winchester, Kansas.

Troopers say the vehicle continued off the roadway and made contact with a building.

The driver and only occupant of the car, 83-year-old Connie Wistuba, of Winchester, died from injuries in the crash.

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