CHEROKEE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 10p.m. Wednesday in Cherokee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Toyota Tacoma driven by Dale L. Fillenwarth, 70, Carl Junction, Missouri, was northbound on SE 118th Street. The driver failed to yield at SE Old 96 Road. As eastbound 2020 Peterbilt semi driven by Matthew A Mussati, 38, Jay, Oklahoma, struck the the Toyota.
Fillenwarth was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Forensic Medical. Mussati was not injured. Both drivers were properly restrained, according to the KHP.