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Authorities identify Newton woman who was killed in I-135 wreck with semi in Park City

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The Kansas Highway Patrol has identified the woman killed in a wreck Friday afternoon after she collided with a semi on I-135 in Park City.

Rebecca Shields of Newton was headed south on I-135 when “for (an) unknown reason” she crossed the median and hit a northbound semi, a KHP trooper wrote in the crash log. The wreck was reported at 3:13 p.m. and happened just south of 101st Street North.

The 26-year-old, who was driving a 2007 Saturn Ion car, died at the scene.

The 58-year-old Tennessee man driving the semi wasn’t injured.

Shields posted on Facebook on Thursday that she had just gotten a Saturn Ion. She worked at a Newton daycare, according to Facebook.

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Michael Stavola
The Wichita Eagle
Michael Stavola is a former journalist for The Eagle.
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