SHAWNEE COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 9p.m. Tuesday in Shawnee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1995 Nissan pickup driven by Philip J. Salerno, 66, St. Marys, 1 was westbound on U.S. 24 in Silver Lake.
The pickup traveled left of center and struck a 2004 Ford F150 driven by Gerald H. Ginest, 76, Topeka, head-on in the eastbound lane.
Salerno was pronounced dead at the scene. EMS transported Ginest to a Topeka hospital. Both drivers were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.