WABAUNSEE COUNTY– A Kansas teen died in an accident just after 1a.m. Sunday in Wabaunsee County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Pontiac Grand-Am driven by Andrew T. Sopoci, 18, Maple Hill, was northbound on Kansas 99 one mile north of Alma.
The car began to drift off the roadway to the left. The driver overcorrected and the car left roadway to the right and struck a utility pole.
Sopoci was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.