Surviving passenger in K-96 crash in good condition

WICHITA — A 22-year-old Maize man injured in a crash on K-96 that killed two Wichita teenagers Saturday night is in good condition today at a local hospital.

Jared Kannady is being treated at Via Christi Regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus.

He was a passenger in a 1997 GMC minivan that was heading east on K-96 when the driver overcorrected after drifting out of her lane, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. The vehicle rolled several times in the median.

The driver, 17-year-old Whitney Young of Wichita, and a second passenger, 18-year-old Holly Marler of Maize, were killed in the crash. All three people were wearing seat belts, the highway patrol reported.

This story was originally published August 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Surviving passenger in K-96 crash in good condition."