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Woman killed on K-254 identified

Kansas Highway Patrol and Sedgwick County emergency workers investigate an accident near K-254 and Webb Road. One person died in one of the pickup trucks. (Jan. 27, 2016)
Kansas Highway Patrol and Sedgwick County emergency workers investigate an accident near K-254 and Webb Road. One person died in one of the pickup trucks. (Jan. 27, 2016) The Wichita Eagle

The Kechi woman who was killed in a collision Wednesday on K-254 has been identified by authorities as Brenda Petrey.

Petrey, 63, was driving north on Webb Road shortly before 8:15 a.m. Wednesday when she pulled out in front of a Dodge pickup traveling east on K-254, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. The Dodge pickup struck Petrey’s GMC pickup.

Petrey was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Dodge Ram, a 35-year-old man from Whitewater, was not injured.

This story was originally published January 28, 2016 at 8:16 AM with the headline "Woman killed on K-254 identified."

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