Wichita man killed after his vehicle is hit from behind on I-135, trooper says

Updated:

The other driver has been arrested in the accident that killed a father and injured his two children. The updated story can be found here.

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A 31-year-old Wichita man died Thursday night on I-135 after another vehicle hit his from the rear, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper reported.

Uriel Orosco died at the scene. The 28-year-old woman in his vehicle was taken to Wesley Medical Center for suspected minor injuries, the trooper wrote in a crash report. The other driver was not injured.

The accident happened just before 8 p.m. on I-135 north near 13th Street.

Orosco, who was driving a 2011 Hyundai Sonata, was slowing down and had his emergency lights activated, the trooper wrote. An 18-year-old Bel Aire man driving a 2013 Dodge Journey was changing lanes, “failed to see (Orosco) slowing down” and rear-ended the car, the trooper wrote.

The Journey overturned and came to rest in the lane the driver had started in, the trooper wrote. The Sonata “rotated counterclockwise & came to rest ... against the ... bridge wall.”

It’s not clear from the report why Orosco had his emergency lights on.

This story was originally published July 21, 2023 at 8:59 AM.