Two killed in fiery crash at closed McConnell Air Force Base access point identified
Update, 4:15 p.m. Jan. 3:
Two people who died in a fiery crash at a McConnell Air Force Base entrance were identified as Isaiah Chandler, 17, and Matthew Pyles, 29, officials said.
Sedgwick County spokeswoman Kate Flavin said they were identified by the Regional Forensic Science Center as the victims of the Sunday crash at the Air Force base’s 31st Street secondary access point.
Lt. Daniel De La Fe, public affairs officer for the 22nd Air Refueling Wing at McConnell, said a preliminary investigation determined that “the vehicle hit the denial barrier at a high rate of speed prior to catching fire.” A cause of the crash has not been determined.
Chandler and Pyles did not have a connection to the base, De La Fe said.
Original story:
Two people died in a fiery wreck late Sunday at a closed access point at McConnell Air Force Base.
Their identities had not been released by mid-afternoon Monday.
Air Force base officials said members of the 22nd Security Forces Squadron and McConnell’s Fire Department who responded to the wreck found two people dead in a vehicle that was on fire. The crash happened at about 11:06 p.m. Sunday at the 31st Street Secondary Access point, which is closed.
Authorities at McConnell are investigating the crash with the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and the Wichita Police Department.
This story was originally published December 31, 2018 at 9:46 AM.
