KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An Atchison woman died Monday evening in a wrong-way crash in Leavenworth.
At around 7:10 p.m. the driver of a 2021 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling east in the westbound lanes of U73 Highway, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
At the intersection of U73 and 179th Street, the Chevrolet struck a westbound 2005 Ford Escape head on.
The Chevrolet stopped on the shoulder of the eastbound lane of U73, while the Ford came to a rest in the westbound lane, KHP says.
The driver of the Escape, identified as Deborah Lynn Frans, 61, died in the crash.
The driver of the Chevrolet suffered minor injuries.
