Feb 02, 2022

Police ID Kan. woman who died after struck by teen driver

Posted Feb 02, 2022 9:00 AM

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal pedestrian accident have identified the victim as 73-year-old Luella Beemer of Wichita.

Just after 4:30p.m. Saturday, police responded to the 2600 block of N. Greenwich in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.

First responders located Beemer who had suffered injuries after she was struck by a vehicle driven by a 15-year-old girl. The teen was backing out of a parking stall when she struck Beemer, who was getting into her own vehicle. EMS transported the woman to an area hospital where she later died. Police released no additional details.