CHEROKEE COUNTY—One p erson died in an accident just after 11a.m. Friday in Cherokee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Buick LeSabre driven by Smith, Klonie E.. Smith, 79, Coker, Alabama, was eastbound on Southeast Bagdad Road just west of the Missouri State line.
The car traveled left of center and off of the roadway to the left.
The rear end of the Buick struck a tree which made it spin approximately 180 degrees counterclockwise. The car's passenger side then struck another tree.
Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.