WASHINGTON COUNTY — A Kansas teen died and another remains hospitalized in critical condition after a fatal crash just after 1p.m. Wednesday in Washington County.
A 2003 Jeep Liberty driven by Nathalia Gonzalez-Sanchez, 16, Linn, was northbound on Kansas 9 just south of 9th Road, according to Washington County Sheriff Justin Cordry.
The vehicle left the road and the driver lost control when she overcorrected. The Jeep crossed the highway, traveled into a ditch and rolled.
The driver and a passenger Maddison Mills, 17, Washington, were ejected from the Jeep.
EMS transported both to the Washington County Hospital and then they were flown to KU Medical Center where Gonzalez-Sanchez died.
They were not wearing seat belts, according to the sheriff’s department.