Mar 08, 2021

Police ID Kansas man who died in head-on crash

Posted Mar 08, 2021 8:02 PM
Police on the scene of the fatal head-on crash /photo courtesy KWCH
Police on the scene of the fatal head-on crash /photo courtesy KWCH

SEDGWICK COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal weekend crash have identified the victim as Michael Brown, 65, of Wichita.

Just before 8p.m. Sunday a 2010 Ford Focus driven by Brown was southbound in the 4100 Block of South Hydraulic in Wichita. The car crossed the center line and struck a  2018 Kia Soul driven by a 28-year-old woman head-on, according to officer Paul Cruz.

EMS transported Brown to a local hospital where he died. The 28-year-old woman was not transported for treatment. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident. This is the ninth fatal accident in Wichita in 2021, according to Cruz.