First responders on the scene of Tuesday’s fatal crash- photo courtesy WIBW TV
SHAWNEE COUNTY — Two people, including an off-duty Kansas police officer, died in an accident just after 2p.m. Tuesday in Shawnee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Acura RDX SUV driven by Peter V. Bieri, 72, Lawrence, was northbound in the southbound lanes on U.S. 75 and collided head on with a southbound 2015 Hyundai SUV driven by Trey C. McCluskey, 25, Topeka.
Officer Trey McCluskey-photo courtesy Topeka Police
Bieri and McCluskey were pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the Hyundai Taylor R. McCluskey, 25, Sabetha, was transported to the hospital in Topeka. All three were properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the KHP.
Trey McCluskey was an officer for the Topeka Police Department. He began his service in July of 2015, according to Deputy Chief Wheeles. “McCluskey was a well-liked and respected member of the Field Operations Bureau, working the night shift.
We honor his memory of sacrifice and commitment. We commend his personal choice to serve the Topeka community in the “noble profession of law enforcement.”
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol says two people, including an off-duty Topeka police officer, died in a wrong-way, head-on collision.
The patrol says the crash occurred Tuesday afternoon just north of Topeka. A third person riding in one of the vehicles was seriously injured.
No names have been released but the Topeka police department confirmed one of the dead was an officer in the department.
The patrol says one of the vehicles was going north in the southbound lanes on Kansas 75 when the two vehicles collided.
An investigation is continuing.