Apr 01, 2024

Police ID Kansas woman who died after crash into signal pole

Posted Apr 01, 2024 8:30 PM
Investigators in the scene of the fatal crash-photo courtesy KWCH
Investigators in the scene of the fatal crash-photo courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal Easter Sunday crash have identified the driver who died as 41-year-old  Brooke Hacker of Wichita, according to Wichita Police Officer Juan Rebolledo.

Just before 1:30p.m. Sunday, a car driven by Hacker was westbound on 47th Street South at Interstate 135 when she drifted off the roadway and collided with a signal pole.

Fire and EMS arrived promptly and started to provide life-saving measures.  Hacker was pronounced deceased at the scene. The cause of death is pending an autopsy/toxicology examination through the Sedgwick County coroner’s office, according to Rebolledo.