Crime & Courts

Wichita man identified in fatal semi crash near Love’s truck stop

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Wichita police have identified 35-year-old Joseph McCartney as the man killed in a Monday morning collision between a car and a semi near a north Wichita gas station.

McCartney’s white Ford Focus collided with the back of a disabled semi on 21st Street just after 7 a.m. on Monday, Wichita police said. McCartney, who was driving the hatchback, died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Allison Campbell
The Wichita Eagle
Allison Campbell is a breaking news reporter for The Wichita Eagle and a recent graduate of Wichita State University. While at WSU, Campbell served as the news editor and editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Sunflower. She was also named the 2025 Kansas Collegiate Journalist of the Year.
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