Jul 22, 2023

Man struck by a pickup on Kansas highway has died

Posted Jul 22, 2023 11:00 PM

SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man injured in a pedestrian accident just after 5a.m. Saturday in Sedgwick County has died.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Chevy Silverado driven by  Michael Keith, 42, Wichita, was southbound on Interstate 235 just south of Central in the #2 lane.

The pickup struck struck a pedestrian identified as 22-year-old Colin Garrett of Arion, Iowa, who was attempting to cross the interstate.

EMS transported Garrett to a Wichita hospital where he was died.  Keith was not injured and properly restrained, according to the KHP.