GEARY COUNTY- A woman from Milford died in an accident just before 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday in Geary County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Chevy Impala driven by Gina M. Wertz, 31, Milford, was eastbound on 12th Street just east of Milford.
The driver failed to yield right of way at stop sign at U.S. 77.
A 2003 Toyota Tacoma driven by Cory I. Pettit, 39, Clay Center, that was southbound on U.S. 77, hit the Impala on the driver’s side.
Wertz was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Frontier Forensics.
Pettit was transported to the Geary County Hospital.
Wertz was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.
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Normal traffic flow has resumed near Milford where a fatality accident occurred Tuesday morning. Traffic had earlier been diverted through Milford after the accident at U.S. 77 and 12th Street.
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Geary County Sheriff Tony Wolf reports it was a two vehicle accident that claimed a life near Milford Tuesday morning. ” It looks like one vehicle pulled out in front of the other one from off of 12th Street on 77 ( U.S. 77 Highway ) and it was what we would call a T-bone accident.”
One person was killed and one person was transported with non-life threatening injuries to Geary Community Hospital.
The accident occurred in the seven o’clock hour.
Traffic is being diverted through Milford, and the Kansas Highway Patrol is calling out a chart team to to measure and reconstruct the accident scene. That could shut the intersection down for most of the day. Wolf stated, “If you’re going to travel this way be prepared to through the City of Milford on Houston Road.”
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Geary County Emergency Management Director Garry Berges has confirmed there was a fatality accident at the entrance to the city of Milford at 12th Street and U.S. 77 Highway.
Berges confirmed one person was killed and another has been transported to Geary Community Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
“We’re diverting traffic through Milford due to a fatality accident at the intersection.” Berges added, “Anybody using U.S. 77 will be diverted through the City of Milford, and then back either north or south.
The accident occurred in the seven o’clock hour Tuesday morning.
The Kansas Highway Patrol has multiple units working at the scene. Volunteer firefighters are helping direct traffic through Milford.