Nov 05, 2022

Kansas woman dead, man injured after 2-vehicle crash

Posted Nov 05, 2022 9:00 PM

KINGMAS COUNTY —A Kansas woman died in an accident just before 10a.m. Saturday in Kingman County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Ford Escape driven by Mary A. Yahnke, 78, Norwich, was northbound on SE 100 Avenue three and one half miles south of Murdock.

 The driver failed to stop at a stop sign and struck the passenger side of an eastbound 1997 Chevy 1500 driven by Jeffrey Lynn  Krehbiel, 77, Wichita.  Both vehicles entered the northeast ditch and rolled.

Yahnke was pronounced dead at the scene and transported Livingston Funeral Home. EMS transported  Krehbiel to Via Christi in Wichita. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.