SHAWNEE COUNTY —Two people died in an accident just before 7:30p.m. Friday in Shawnee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2003 Kawasaki Ninja 250 driven by Christopher R. Hodgkiss, 40, Meriden, was westbound on U.S. 40 Highway just east of SE Shawnee Heights Road.
The motorcycle traveled left of center, overturned onto its side and continued at a sideways motion. An eastbound 2013 Chevy Cruze driven by Tina L. Jefferson, 54, Lawrence, struck the motorcycle head-on.
Hodgkiss was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported a passenger on the motorcycle identified as Jinny L. Fratiello, 32 Baldwin City, to Stormont Vail where she died. A private vehicle transported Jefferson to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. She was not injured. The occupants of the motorcycle were not wearing helmets, according to the KHP.