Jul 11, 2022

Kan. woman dead, 2 juveniles hospitalized after head-on crash

Posted Jul 11, 2022 9:00 AM

SALINE COUNTY —A Kansas woman died in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Sunday in Saline County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Jeep Commander driven by Samuel Joseph Owens, 16, Solomon, was eastbound on Magnolia Road four miles east of Salina. 

The vehicle traveled left of center and struck a westbound 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 driven by Jennifer Michelle Wagerin, 38, Salina head-on.

Wangerin was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Ryan's Mortuary. EMS transported Owen to Wesley Medical Center and an 11-year-old boy in the Dodge to Salina Regional Health Center. All three were not wearing seat belts, according to the KHP.