HASKELL COUNTY—One person died in an accident just before 1p.m. Wednesday in Haskell County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Peterbilt semi driven by Thomas J. Lear, 66, Garden City, was traveling on U.S. 83 at County Road 230.
The driver could not see a 2014 GMC Terrain driven by 47-year-old Rocio Marieno- Sanz, stopped in the roadway. The semi rear-ended the SUV.
Marieno- Sanz was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Swaims Funeral Home. EMS transported a passenger identified as 55-year-old Jose M Quinonez to Satanta District Hospital. Lear was not injured.
Quinonez was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP. The KHP did not report where Marieno-Sanz or Quinonez lived.