Fatality Accident 12.8.21

MEDIA RELEASE                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:                                                DECEMBER 9, 2021

AGENCY:                                          SEDGWICK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

LOCATION:                                       WICHITA/SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS

TELEPHONE:                                   (316) 660-3900

CONTACT:                                        LIEUTENANT BENJAMIN BLICK

      

At approximately 8:45 A.M. on December 8, 2021, a Dodge Caravan and Mercedes Sprinter van collided at the intersection of 55^th Street South and K-15 highway. The driver of the Dodge van was eastbound on 55^th Street South and entered the intersection without yielding to the crossing traffic on K-15. The southbound Mercedes Sprinter van struck the Dodge van on the driver’s door.

 

The operator of the Dodge van, Donnelle Sholtess (74) of Wichita, was transported to a local hospital and later died.

 

The operator of the Mercedes Sprinter van, a 33-year-old male from Bel Aire sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment.

 

The circumstances of the collisions are under investigation.

 

 

 

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