First responders on the scene of Monday’s fatal crash -photo courtesy WIBW TV
DOUGLAS COUNTY— A Kansas woman died in an accident just before 2:30p.m Monday in Douglas County.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Pontiac Sunfire driven by Kristina Lisa Robinson, 37, Junction City, was eastbound on U.S. 40 just east of Bob Billings Parkway. The driver failed to negotiate the curve and lost control of the vehicle. It slid sideways, crossing into the westbound traffic. An eastbound 2013 Chevy Malibu driven by Elijah Joseph Garcia, 20, Lawrence, struck the Sunfire in the passenger side right front quarter panel.
Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. Garcia was transported to KU Medical Center.
A passenger in the Malibu Phillip Kwabena Amfoh Afful, 18, Lawrence, was transported to Overland Park Regional Medical Center.
Robinson was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.