Kansas man dies, woman airlifted to Wichita after being thrown out of truck in crash
One man died and a woman was seriously inured after a rollover crash Sunday morning in southwest Kansas.
The victim was identified as Edgar Rios-Meraz, 22, of Satanta, Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs show.
The crash was reported at 5:53 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 56 and Kansas 144, roughly four miles east of Copeland.
Rios-Meraz was heading east on 144 in a 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 when he failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection, struck a Kansas Department of Transportation post, crossed over U.S. 56, entered a ditch and rolled one time, according to the KHP.
Rios-Meraz and his passenger, an 18-year-old woman, were thrown out of the truck. Rios-Meraz was taken to St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City where he died from his injuries, the report said.
The woman was taken to Wesley Trauma Center with serious injuries.
This story was originally published January 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM.